MUMBAI, May 29 -- A 40-year-old resident of Worli, Rishab Patel, was sentenced to a four-month imprisonment and directed to pay a Rs.4,000 fine by the Dadar metropolitan magistrate court in a seven-year-old case where his dog had bitten his neighbour in their apartment lift. The incident was reported on February 1, 2018, and the order was passed on May 21, 2025. The victim, Ramik Shah, his son, and househelp were going down in the lift from the fourth floor when Patel entered the lift with his dog on the third floor. Shah told Patel that his son was afraid of dogs and requested him to either leave the pet dog out or to let them get off the lift. However, Patel dragged his dog into the lift, an argument ensued, and the dog bit Shah's left forearm. After getting treated, he reported the incident to Worli police. Worli police registered an FIR and prosecuted Patel. At the trial, Patel's advocate argued that his client was falsely accused and the delay in collecting the CCTV footage allowed him to be acquitted. However, the court convicted him and said that Patel had ignored Shah's request and refrained from controlling his pet dog and preventing any danger to human life. The court said, "He did not care about the informant or his son and dragged his pet inside the lift, which is normally meant for human use." The court added that the victim might have suffered both physically and mentally....