As of May 28, 2025, the Gujarat High Court has granted temporary bail to Tathya Patel, the accused in the 2023 ISKCON Bridge hit-and-run case in Ahmedabad, to attend his mother’s surgery.

The court allowed Patel a four-day temporary bail from May 26 at 6:00 a.m. to May 29 at 9:00 p.m., with conditions including a police escort and a personal bond of ₹5,000 with a surety of the same amount. The court directed that if the surgery is postponed, Patel must surrender immediately.

Previously, Patel was granted a seven-day temporary bail for the same reason, but the surgery was postponed due to his mother’s health issues. The state opposed the bail extension, citing concerns over the scheduling of the surgery and Patel’s prior failure to surrender promptly after the postponement.

Patel has been in custody since July 2023, facing charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving, and violations under the Motor Vehicles Act, after his car allegedly caused the deaths of nine people on the ISKCON Bridge.

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