Dramatic scenes unfolded during the hearing in the Twisha Sharma death case in the Madhya Pradesh High Court after the counsel representing accused Samarth Singh said that he was willing to surrender. Senior advocate Mrigendra Singh, appearing for Samarth Singh, informed the court that his client was seeking permission to surrender before the trial court.
However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the state, strongly objected to the request, telling the bench that Samarth Singh should instead surrender directly before the investigating officer (IO). The exchange took place during the hearing related to anticipatory bail proceedings in the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case.
The matter came up before the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, where the state government and Twisha Sharma’s family are seeking further directions in the high-profile case. Mehta and Singh clashed over other matters, including the demand for a second post-mortem and the custody of Twisha’s body for last rites.
With regard to the second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma’s body, the court noted that according to a report, AIIMS Bhopal did not have facilities for preservation.
Mrigendra Singh said he had no objection to the plea but questioned the basis for seeking another autopsy. “This is insult of health services... they should show why they are aggrieved by the first post-mortem,” he argued.
Mehta, however, said the accused had no right to oppose the request. “This is a matter between the court, the victim and the state,” he submitted, adding that the prosecution was not questioning the competence of the doctors who conducted the first autopsy.
“When a man loses his daughter, if he wants another team of doctors to examine for his satisfaction, we should not oppose it,” Mehta told the court.
Mrigendra Singh countered that allowing another post-mortem without pointing out flaws in the first one would erode public confidence in Madhya Pradesh’s medical system.
The hearing also saw a dispute over Twisha’s last rites. Mrigendra Singh urged the court to hand over the body to the accused family, saying, “She was our daughter-in-law, we have the right to respectfully perform the last rites.”
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