Mental check-up wanted of lawyer jailed for sending ‘indecent message’ to evaluate: Madhya Pradesh HC

Hearing the bail petition of an advocate who was arrested final month for allegedly sending an indecent message to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Ratlam district, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has mentioned that “it appears expedient to direct for his mental check-up through a qualified doctor or a psychiatrist and submit a report before the court”.
A single bench of Justice Rohit Arya, whereas listening to the bail plea of Vijay Singh Yadav (37), noticed that he was styled as a married man with 4 youngsters however is alleged to have indulged in extremely objectionable unethical exercise inflicting embarrassment to a girl decide.
The courtroom ordered a psychological check-up on March 26. It will hear the matter once more on April 15.
The courtroom’s statement got here after Yadav’s bail utility was objected to by Madhya Pradesh Nyayadhish Sangh, which filed an affidavit by way of their counsel Seema Sharma. The JMFC had filed a criticism with the Madhya Pradesh Nyayadhish Sangh, the place she can be a member. In her criticism, the civil decide alleged that Yadav would constantly harass her by sitting in entrance of her courtroom room with none cause and stare at her “without blinking his eyes”. The decide additional mentioned that Yadav had been attempting to interact in intimate dialog together with her which she ignored. She mentioned that Yadav, other than sending her a birthday message at midnight on her official e mail id, additionally despatched her a flower bouquet in her courtroom that brought on her psychological agony. However, Yadav in his bail plea cited a separate “private complaint” submitted by him to the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Ratlam, in opposition to the JMFC that had led to the false allegations made by the decide.
Speaking to The Indian Express, the advocate’s brother Jay mentioned: “My brother is a sane human being who has acquired multiple degrees… but we are worried for his safety. We are not sure of how he will be treated at the hospital…”