5 accused classmates in AIIMS Rajkot MBBS medico's suicide case get bail
Rajkot: The Rajkot Sessions Court recently granted bail to five final-year MBBS students in AIIMS Rajkot medical student suicide case.
These students were accused of abetting the MBBS medico's suicide, and the court delivered this verdict after considering the 'prima facie' arguments.
The deceased has been identified as a 25-year-old MBBS intern at AIIMS Rajkot. His body was found on the railway tracks on March 15. The investigation revealed that, due to "extreme" stress, he was "emotionally distressed and harbouring suicidal thoughts."
The five accused students are between the ages of 22 and 25. Rajkot Additional Sessions Judge S.A. Galaria granted them conditional bail, subject to the submission of a bail bond of ₹25,000.
As per the Indian Express media news report, after considering the arguments put forth by the lawyers representing the accused as well as the submissions made by the police in their documents, the court held that keeping the five accused in judicial custody until the conclusion of the trial would amount to "pre-trial punishment."
Meanwhile, the court order also noted that, based on the statement and OPD prescription of the doctor who had counselled the medico, it was revealed that "suicidal thoughts were active in the deceased's mind (following acute stress)."
Furthermore, the court order also states that the medical records submitted in the police papers indicate that he "had been suffering from a mental illness for a considerable period and was undergoing treatment."
Meanwhile, the court order noted “… as per the statement of the doctor, who treated the deceased… (he) was suffering from emotional distress and having active suicidal idea, following an acute (stress)… (but) prima facie it appears that since January 30 till March 14, there was no contact whatsoever either in person or by phone or any other means between the deceased and the accused, which would indicate no continuous harassment or torture or any sort of pressure from the accused on the deceased. Thus, there is no proximity of any harassment or instigation before the incident of suicide having taken place immediately…”
“The applicant is in judicial custody since March 14… and the investigation is likely to be over qua present applicant, (who) is a final year student of the medical profession and having no criminal antecedents… If (the applicants) are kept behind bars till the trial is over, then it would be pretrial punishment…”, the court order added.
The court order also noted “…according to the prosecution’s case, the alleged incident of torture and physical harassment.. occurred on January 27, and then also no complaint seems to have been lodged either by the deceased or his family members…. The record reveals that the deceased was a patient of a psychological ailment… Further, it is material to note that the incident of suicide occurred on March 14 and (as per the submissions), the deceased was not in contact with the (applicants)..”.
Furthermore, he was found on the railway tracks near the Nageshwar area of Rajkot at 8:30 AM on January 28. In this regard, the Court noted that neither the student nor his parents had lodged "any complaint." The Court also observed that in the statement recorded after he was found on January 28, he had stated that he had become "emotional and left the campus" because one of the accused—" was his best friend, but following a argument that took place last month... they were not speaking to each other."
The Court also took into consideration that, following the incident of January 28, he had left for his ancestral place (Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) on January 30 with the "permission of the Institute," and subsequently, he allegedly "circulated a purported suicide note" on WhatsApp on February 4, 2026.
