MARGAO: The Additional Sessions Court, South Goa, on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Dhananjay Dessai of Demani, Cuncolim, who was booked by Cuncolim police for threatening and assaulting a senior citizen last week.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicant, a police constable recently declared a deserter from service, can be granted anticipatory bail with conditions, in the event of his arrest, observed Judge Kshama Joshi. Adv A Areseker who appeared on behalf of applicant argued that custodial interrogation is not required in the case, and most of the charges against him are bailable offences. The constable was booked following a complaint from Shrikant Dessai, 64, which alleged that the Dhananjay abused him, followed him with his car and rear-ended his bike, causing him to fall on the road. He then assaulted him with a stone, and damaged his bike, said the complaint.