A special CBI Court in Gujarat turned down the temporary bail application of suspended IPS officer Abhay Chudasama, an accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter case, on June 15. Chudasama had sought temporary bail for three months to undergo hip replacement surgery at Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad.
CBI Judge G.K. Upadhyay refused to grant him bail. The Judge observed that the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has all facilities to handle such surgeries and that there is no need to release him on bail. The court also observed that there is a possibility that Chudasama may hamper the CBI probe if he is out on bail. CBI had earlier opposed the plea, stating that Chudasama should be allowed to undergo the operation as per the statutory provisions.