A cancer-stricken pensioner charged with eight offences, including indecent exposure, after he was allegedly caught urinating in public has been granted $60,000 bail.
The 69-year-old Woodland resident, Binath Danrajh, was arrested on Sunday, spent the night in the San Fernando Police Station and on Monday was remanded to Remand Yard prison after he appeared in the San Fernando Traffic Court.
The charges stemmed from an incident at La Fortune Road, Woodland, on Sunday where it is alleged that Danrajh parked his van in the road obstructing the flow of traffic and came out to urinate.
He was subsequently arrested and charged by PC Sujeet Ramcharan with eight offences, including five traffic-related crimes.
He first appeared on Monday before Traffic Court Magistrate Taramatie Ramdass and pleaded not guilty to five charges, including causing unnecessary obstruction with his van, failing to produce his driver’s permit, failing to produce his insurance, failing to provide a specimen of his breath for testing and dangerous driving.
However, Danrajh had refused to give his fingerprint to the police so a trace could not be done to determine if he had a criminal record.
Explaining her client suffered with cancer, diabetes and had other medical complications, attorney Annalee Girwar said he has to be on a special diet and take certain medication.
He was eventually granted $50,000 bail with his relative as surety but he was not released because he had the three other charges to answer which the magistrate said had to be dealt by another magistrate.
Instead Danrajh was taken to prison and reappeared yesterday before Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde John on the other three charges.
He also pleaded not guilty to those charges, which included escaping lawful custody, wilfully and obscenely exposed his person and obscene language.
Explaining his medical condition to the magistrate, Girwar said he was unable to eat since Sunday and as a result was feeling weak. She said he had no previous convictions or pending matters.
The magistrate granted him $10,000 bail and a cash bail alternative of $5,000. He has to appear on September 19 in the Traffic Court and September 20 in the First Court.