Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of Gaganpreet Kaur in Dhaula Kuan BMW crash case
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A Delhi court has put off its decision on bail for Gaganpreet Kaur, the driver arrested in the tragic Dhaula Kuan BMW crash that killed Finance Ministry official Navjot Singh. On Thursday, Judicial Magistrate First Class Ankit Garg wrapped up the hearing after reviewing CCTV footage and listening to arguments from both sides. The court will announce its order on September 27, when Kaur also has to appear.
During the bail hearing at Patiala House Court, Delhi police showed the key CCTV video of the BMW accident right in the courtroom. It captured the high-speed collision that led to Singh’s death on his bike.
Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava pushed hard against bail. He pointed out that Kaur drove the injured Singh to Nulife Hospital, a small nursing home far from the crash site in Dhaula Kuan, even though over a dozen closer hospitals were available. “Nulife is for follow-up care, not emergency treatment,” Shrivastava argued. He highlighted the wrecked BMW as proof of the car’s excessive speed—the road limit is just 50 km/h—and said the vehicle slammed into Singh’s bike at full throttle.
Shrivastava added more details: A witness in an ambulance offered to rush Singh to the nearest hospital, but Kaur turned down the help. Despite being unharmed herself, Kaur ended up in the ICU at Nulife, and police didn’t get her blood sample for seven hours. With the investigation still underway under new laws allowing up to 60 days in custody, Shrivastava urged the court to keep her behind bars. He stressed the crash happened because of Kaur’s fault, just as described in the FIR.
Kaur’s lawyers, Pradeep Rana and Gagan Bhatnagar, fought back strongly. They claimed the CCTV shows Singh’s motorcycle never pulled ahead of the BMW. Instead, after the car hit a footpath and flipped, the bike followed at the same speed and collided. “Kaur had no idea the bike was trailing her in that chaos,” Rana said, arguing she lacked any intent to harm, so charges like Section 304 of the IPC for culpable homicide don’t apply.
In a moment of panic, Rana asked, why would Kaur need to scout the best hospital? If she meant to hurt Singh, she could’ve just fled the BMW crash scene. Instead, she stayed and rushed him to care. The defense cited a famous Supreme Court ruling in the Sanjeev Nanda BMW case to back this up. They noted police hold Kaur’s phone and can check call records to confirm if she tried reaching emergency services. Rana wrapped up by saying rash driving and deliberate intent can’t mix, and with basic probes done, there’s no need to hold her longer.
The complainant’s lawyer, Atul Kumar, chimed in too, accusing Kaur of cold-blooded planning by taking Singh to a hospital linked to her contacts. He said keeping the injured in her control after the high-speed accident proved deadly.
This BMW crash case in Delhi has drawn attention for its mix of speed, delays in care, and questions over intent. The court’s ruling next week could shape how bail plays out in such road accident deaths.
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