As per the allegations, the accused was voluntarily drunk and had consumed alcohol during the flight and the said fact has not been denied by the applicant. The alleged act in itself prima facie reflects the intention of the accused, added the Court.
The Patiala House Court on Wednesday reserved an order on the bail petition moved by Shankar Mishra, who had allegedly urinated on a co-passenger onboard an Air India flight between New York and Delhi on November 26 last year.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Wednesday reserved the order on the bail plea of accused Shankar Mishra, who had allegedly urinated on a co-passenger onboard an Air India flight between New York and Delhi on November 26 last year.
Dr Sugata Bhattacharjee, who was the co-passenger of the victim, had personally requested the crew to provide her with a seat in a separate category, but was denied on the ground that the Pilot-in-Command was resting
The Delhi police arrested Mumbai man Shankar Mishra, who urinated on an elderly woman while drunk on an Air India flight between New York and Delhi in November from Bengaluru late last night after absconding for several days.
Air India is deeply concerned about the in-flight instances where customers have suffered due to the condemnable acts of their co-passengers on our aircraft, said Air India's statement.
As many as three crew members of Air India on Saturday recorded their statement before Delhi Police in connection with the alleged urination incident onboard an Air India flight between New York and Delhi.
After two back-to-back urination incidents were reported mid-air on an Air India flight, the airline chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson asked his employees to report "any improper behaviour on board to authorities at the earliest even if the matter appears to be resolved".