India, Sept. 12 -- Mihir Shah, the main accused in the July 2024 Worli hit-and-run case that led to the death of a 45-year-old woman, has approached the Bombay High Court for regular bail, weeks after a trial court rejected his plea.

The 25-year-old's bail plea stated that he had already been in judicial custody for over 400 days and the trial had still not commenced, so his further incarceration was unwarranted. Saying that the apprehension of his absconding and tampering with evidence could not be the grounds to refuse him bail, the plea added that the court should not be influenced by morality but act according to the law.

Shah, the son of a former Shiv Sena leader, was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run accident in Worli in the early ...