<p>Mumbai: The driver of the BEST bus, involved in an accident here last month that claimed seven lives, was driving in a rash and negligent manner and it is hard to believe there was any fault in the vehicle, a sessions court has said while refusing him bail.</p><p>Additional Sessions Judge V M Pathade rejected the bail application of the accused driver, Sanjay More (54), on January 10.</p><p>The court refused to accept More's contention that the accident was due to a technical/ mechanical fault with the bus, as per the detailed order, made available on Tuesday.</p>.88 killed in five years in BEST accidents: RTI.<p>Though More has claimed that the accident occurred due to poor maintenance of the bus or brake failure or a mechanical or technical defect, there is no material to prima facie support this contention, the court said.</p><p>A report issued by the RTO (Regional Transport Office) prima facie suggests there was no mechanical fault in the bus, it added.</p><p>"In this view of the matter, it is hard to believe that there was any mechanical/technical fault or brake failure in the bus which resulted in the very unfortunate mishap," the court said.</p><p>More endangered the lives of not just passengers in the bus but also those who were on the crowded road, the court observed.</p>.<p>"It is prima facie seen that the applicant accused was driving the bus in a very rash and negligent manner irrespective of the fact that the road was being used by several others and there were several passengers in the bus too," the order said.</p><p>"Considering the gravity and seriousness of the crime and the punishment provided for the offences under which the accused is booked, I do not find it a fit case to enlarge the accused on bail," the judge said.</p>.BEST contractual bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; services partially hit.<p>On December 9, the electric bus, operated by the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, dashed into pedestrians and vehicles on a congested road near Kurla railway station. The accident claimed seven lives and left more than 40 other persons injured.</p><p>More was arrested the same night and booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.</p><p>While seeking bail, More claimed he was a professional driver and that the accident was a result of a sudden and unforeseen mechanical or technical fault in the bus.</p><p>The prosecution relied on the RTO's report, which clearly said there was no fault in the bus. </p>
<p>Mumbai: The driver of the BEST bus, involved in an accident here last month that claimed seven lives, was driving in a rash and negligent manner and it is hard to believe there was any fault in the vehicle, a sessions court has said while refusing him bail.</p><p>Additional Sessions Judge V M Pathade rejected the bail application of the accused driver, Sanjay More (54), on January 10.</p><p>The court refused to accept More's contention that the accident was due to a technical/ mechanical fault with the bus, as per the detailed order, made available on Tuesday.</p>.88 killed in five years in BEST accidents: RTI.<p>Though More has claimed that the accident occurred due to poor maintenance of the bus or brake failure or a mechanical or technical defect, there is no material to prima facie support this contention, the court said.</p><p>A report issued by the RTO (Regional Transport Office) prima facie suggests there was no mechanical fault in the bus, it added.</p><p>"In this view of the matter, it is hard to believe that there was any mechanical/technical fault or brake failure in the bus which resulted in the very unfortunate mishap," the court said.</p><p>More endangered the lives of not just passengers in the bus but also those who were on the crowded road, the court observed.</p>.<p>"It is prima facie seen that the applicant accused was driving the bus in a very rash and negligent manner irrespective of the fact that the road was being used by several others and there were several passengers in the bus too," the order said.</p><p>"Considering the gravity and seriousness of the crime and the punishment provided for the offences under which the accused is booked, I do not find it a fit case to enlarge the accused on bail," the judge said.</p>.BEST contractual bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; services partially hit.<p>On December 9, the electric bus, operated by the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, dashed into pedestrians and vehicles on a congested road near Kurla railway station. The accident claimed seven lives and left more than 40 other persons injured.</p><p>More was arrested the same night and booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.</p><p>While seeking bail, More claimed he was a professional driver and that the accident was a result of a sudden and unforeseen mechanical or technical fault in the bus.</p><p>The prosecution relied on the RTO's report, which clearly said there was no fault in the bus. </p>