On Banned Group Member's Plea For Treatment In Jail, Court Said This
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Delhi High Court was hearing E Abubacker's appeal against a trial court order refusing to release him on medical grounds.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the National Investigation Agency's stand on a plea for medical treatment of former Popular Front of India chairman E Abubacker, who was arrested by the agency during a crackdown on the banned organisation.
A bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul, which was hearing E Abubacker's appeal against a trial court order refusing to release him on medical grounds, asked the investigating agency to file a status report and also state the opinion of a specialist authorised by AIIMS.
The court asserted that requisite medical treatment would be provided to the accused while rejecting his submission that he should be sent to house arrest.
"We are not inclined to do that. AIIMS is a premier hospital in the country. If you are using this as a pretext for house arrest, we are not granting that. We are only concerned with his medical condition," the bench also comprising Justice Talwant Singh said.
