Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava gets one-day bail after half-brother’s suicide bid

On Friday, the Gujarat High Court granted one-day temporary bail to jailed AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava, allowing him to visit his critically-ill half-brother at Surat Civil Hospital. Justice Vimal K Vyas permitted Vasava's release from 7 am to 7 pm on the day of his release, with a bond of Rs 10,000 and a police escort. Vasava, serving a seven-year sentence for threatening and assaulting forest officials, had initially sought 30 days of bail to attend his Master of Social Work course after his conviction in June.

The court approved the request on humanitarian grounds, citing Shantilal's hospitalization. Vasava's counsel, I H Syed, argued that the MLA needed to visit his brother to provide care, arrange funds, and potentially transfer him to a better-equipped hospital. The court agreed, permitting the one-day visit with police escort, despite objections from the public prosecutor regarding Vasava's absence from the MSW course.

Vasava is currently held at Vadodara Central Jail for a separate case involving threats and extortion against forest officials.