MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to release Mihir Shah, the main accused in a BMW hit-and-run case, on the ground of “illegal” arrest.Shah, the 24-year-old son of a former Shiv Sena leader, and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat had filed petitions in the HC claiming they have been illegally detained and sought immediate release.Shah was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler in Mumbai’s Worli area, killing 45-year-old woman Kaveri Nakhwa and leaving her husband Pradeep injured.His driver Bidawat, who was also present in the car at the time of the accident, was arrested on the day of the incident.As per their pleas, the police had not informed them the grounds of their arrest at the time, which they claimed was in violation of the law.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Monday dismissed the petitions.”Both the petitions are dismissed,” the court said.The duo sought their release, claiming any further detention would be in utter violation of the constitutional mandate and a failure to comply with Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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