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Bombay High Court is hearing PIL seeking fair investigation into death of Cyrus Mistry.

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Petitioner: My grievance is that police has charged section 304. There have to be more charges.

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Court: This is a job of a Magistrate. It is he who can decide what charges to put. You want us to do of Magistrate.

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Court: What is your locus? How are you concerned in this case?

Petitioner: I am a public spirited individual.

Court: You can prosecute cause for hospital, endangering of lives of citizens around you, you can seek PIL.

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Court: The police may add any charges, but it is for the Magistrate to consider that.

Petitioner: I have evidence that the driver was under influence of alcohol.

Sr Adv Rafique Dada for a respondent: This campaign must now end. Let him go to the Magistrate.

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Sr Adv Abad Ponda for the accused in the FIR: It is premised on the imagination that she was under alcohol.
There were tests conducted.

Chief PP Aruna Pai for State: The tests were negative.

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Adv for Respondent: He is himself saying that there have been multiple deaths and then why is he targetting this case only.

Petitioner: I have procured documents. Grant me time to get back on this.

Court: Grant time for what? Okay time till January 17 as last chance.