This Court disposed of a PIL petition seeking directives regarding COVID-19 quarantine, screening, and bail for jail inmates, finding that the petition's purpose had already been served by earlier judgments.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.5 OF 2020
RUPESH S/O. ANIL JAISWAL
VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Mr.R.A.Jaiswal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.A.G.Talhar, ASGI for respondent No.1. Mr.D.R.Kale, Government Pleader for respondent Nos. 2 to 4.
( CORAM : DIPANKAR DATTA, CJ AND RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)
DATE : JANUARY 21, 2021
PER COURT :
1. The prayers in this PIL petition read as follows :
"A] To direct respondents to direct the respondents to Quarantine the Jail inmates who had been infected by COVID19, so as to stop its wide spread, and, or,
B] To direct the respondents to regularly screen the jail inmates so as to detect COVID-19, and,or,
C] To direct the Respondents to maintain hygiene in jail, viz by providing soaps etc., and or,
D] To direct the Respondents to release of undertrials l(Not accused of Serious offence) on bail or otherwise for temporary period, and or release of oldage convict (who had undergone 3/4 of their sentence) on bail or otherwise for temporary period, Civil Prisoners, Vulnerable class of inmates suffering
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from diseases like diabetes, hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory diseases etc, and, or,"
( RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J. ) ( CHIEF JUSTICE )
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Rupesh S/O. Anil Jaiswal
Union of India
Others
Dipankar Datta
Ravindra V. Ghuge
As recorded by the court registry
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