SC stays Raj HC order for not listing bail pleas during coronavirus lockdown

Supreme Court Friday stayed Rajasthan High Court's order which h directed its registry t to list cases like bail and applications for suspension of sentence in category of "extreme urgent matters" during country wide lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic.

A bench comprising Justices L Nswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, which heard matter through video-conferencing, also issued tice on plea challenging March 31 order passed by a single judge bench of high court.

high court order h said that matters like bail and applications for suspension of sentence cant be considered to be of "extreme urgency" at a time when re is complete lockdown in country.

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high court, which h passed order while hearing a bail plea, h said that such matters would be listed after withdrawal of lockdown by Centre.

It h observed that release of an accused or convict at "cost of breaching order of lockdown and at cost of risking lives of many" cant be considered to fall within category of extreme urgent matter.

It h also ted that during Holi, Dussehra, Diwali and winter vacations ranging from few days to few weeks, bail pleas and applications for suspension of sentence were t taken up by high court.

high court h also referred to a report by DG Prisons, who h said re is overcrowding in jails and inmates are regularly checked medically.

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