This refers to the report, “SC cuts Chautala's stay in hospital short” (September 12). like so many other Supreme Court verdicts in the past, which have been hailed by the common man, the recent apex court order rejecting the bail-application of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala is welcome.
The Supreme Court Bench rightly observed that Mr Chautala, who was spending his jail-term in the salubrious environs of a hospital on the plea of being ‘ill', could not be treated differently from other prisoners, especially because the said gentleman .
Indeed, such ‘hospitalisation' of late has become more of a rule rather than an exception, especially with politicians and high-profile offenders who try to evade serving time in jail on the pretext of some life-threatening illness. The court's order should be an eye-opener for all, especially prison authorities, to ensure that all accused, irrespective of their influence and position are meted similar treatment.