The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a physically-challenged man seeking interim bail in a drug possession case on the ground that he is suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, and there is a risk of contracting coronavirus in prison.
Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar, who conducted the hearing through video-conferencing, perused the health status report of the accused which showed that his condition and vitals are stable. Regular treatment from jail doctors and the RML Hospital was being provided, and he was being given the prescribed medicines.
The differently-abled man, who is facing prosecution for allegedly possessing 3.5 kg charas, sought interim bail for 45 days on the ground that he is suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, and there is a risk of contracting coronavirus in jail. The court dismissed the plea saying no ground for interim bail was made out.
As per the high powered committee, the undertrials who are facing trial for offences of rape, gangrape, acid attack, for intermediary/large quantity recovery under the narcotics law, foreign nationals, corruption and terror activities should not be released while de-congesting jails to contain the spread of coronavirus.