Mumbai: Sachin Waze seeks laptop in jail to write book, prepare defence

Former policeman Sachin Waze an accused in the Antilia bomb scare and businessman Mansukh Hiran murder case has sought the courts permission to have a laptop in prison to prepare his defence and to write a bookIn the handwritten plea filed before a special court here Waze said he has written various books in Marathi and English and claimed his book on the 2611 Mumbai terror attacks has been translated to English from Marathi by a renowned author from EnglandDuring the current incarceration he is working on publishing the extended edition of his book and is also in the process of writing a treatise on anti terrorism and allied laws Waze said in his pleaFor this purpose Ive already written over 35000 pages while in detention and referred to more than 20000 judgments on the subject matter Without a computer it is impossible for me to access read analyze and otherwise examine huge electronic data related to his case he saidIt will be cumbersome to complete the research for the proposed treatise without accessing electronic copies of judgments and typing extensive documents without software such as MS office his plea saidUnder these circumstances it is utmost essential that I must possess and access a computer preferably a laptop computer while undergoing incarceration Waze saidHowever the jail authorities opposed his plea citing security concerns in the prisonThe applicant has performed his duties as an officer in the police administration but he is currently accused of very serious illegal activities the response saidThe jail authorities said if he is allowed to posses a computer then other accused too may make such requestsThere is a high possibility of misusing it computer for antinational activities and antiadministration conspiracy the jail authorities told courtOn his plan for writing a book the jail administration said it will be essential to take prior permission of the state government failing which prison authorities may land in troubleThe jail authorities cited the example of Pravin Mahajan arrested for murdering his brother and political leader Pramod MahajanPravin Mahajan was kept in Arthur Road Jail and his writings in prison which were published in the form of a book resulted in a big political storm in the the state it saidThe Maharashtra government had asked the jail administration for its response and it brought disrepute to the prison administration the response mentionedTaking into consideration all these factors and prison security Wazes plea shouldnt be allowed the jail authorities saidThe matter will be next heard on February 28An SUV with explosives was found near Ambanis residence on February 25 2021Mansukh Hiran a businessman who said he was in possession of the SUV before it was stolen was found dead in a creek in neighbouring Thane on March 5 2021A few days later the National Investigation Agency NIA arrested Waze in connection with the caseHe is currently in judicial custody and lodged at Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi MumbaiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever