Re-examine Hany Babu, submit report by June 14: HC to hospital

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the citybased private hospital where academician Hany Babu an accused in the Elgar ParishadMaoist links case has been admitted to reexamine his health and submit a medical report by June 14Until then Babu an assistant professor at the Delhi University will continue undergoing treatment at the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai it said and added that medical bills will be paid by his familyDuring the hearing on a plea seeking interim bail on health grounds and medical aid for Babu the HC also objected to a news article on his coaccused Stan SwamyThe hospital submitted a report before the HC on Thursday stating Babu had been provided treatment for Covid19 and an eye infection and was now fit for dischargeBabus lawyer senior advocate Yug Chaudhry however urged the HC not to send Babu back to the Taloja Central Prison yetThe academician was lodged in the jail in Navi Mumbai as an undertrial before he was shifted to the hospitalA bench of Justices SS Shinde and Abhay Ahuja initially said since the hospital had declared Babu fit for discharge the HC could not force the private medical facility to continue giving treatment to Babu and keep him admittedAlso ReadBandrarsquos St Peterrsquos Church puts up signboard in support of Father Stan SwamyAdvocate Sandesh Patil a counsel for the prosecuting agency the National Investigating Agency NIA opposed Chaudhrys request and said Babu must be sent back to prisonChaudhry however urged the HC to not send Babu to prison and instead place him under house arrestHe Babu doesnt need critical care anymore but that doesnt mean hes fully well He is ready for discharge but dont send him back to prison Put him under house arrest Chaudhry pleadedPlease dont send him back to prison he has just recovered from Covid19 he saidThe bench then said it would have to hear Babus plea for bail on meritsIt said since Babu had been charged under stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA ananti terror law all parties would have to be heard on meritsIn the meanwhile Babu could be shifted to the state run JJ Hospital in Mumbai the HC saidThe bench then pointed out that a colleague of advocate Chaudhry had recently written an article on Babus coaccused Stan Swamy for a national newspaperIt asked how Chaudhry or his colleagues could have written something for a newspaper when they were appearing for the same group of casesJustice Shinde said the court felt the news article was a way of pressurising the courtSomeone has brought it to our notice If you or your associates appearing in the matters can succeed by writing articles in newspapers criticise the judiciary and executive in newspapers you can succeed the HC saidIf you as an officer of the court do not have faith in the judiciary how can you assist us the bench askedAdvocate Chaudhry however pointed out that he neither appeared for Swamy in any case nor was he the author of the said news articleHe asked if the court was suggesting that the judiciary must not be criticised at all Chaudhry further said he had a right to write for any publication and to approach courts for relief at the same timeIn matters subjudice in court where you have appeared how can you write the bench askedIs your Lordship saying it cannot be criticised or that I cant write I will continue writing and coming to court for relief Both are my rights Advocate Chaudhry saidHe further said his client could not be denied a fair order on account of the news articleAt this the bench said that was not what it had meant while referring to the news articleAll we are saying is that have faith in the judiciary the bench saidThe HC then suggested that the Breach Candy Hospital relook at Babus health conditionLet them reexamine him and submit a report by June 14 the HC saidThe bench was hearing a plea filed by Babus wife Jenny Rowena through advocate Chaudhry seeking interim bail on health grounds and medical aid for BabuBabu was arrested by the NIA in July 2020On May 19 the HC permitted Babu to be shifted to the Breach Candy Hospital for medical treatment at his own costThe HC will hear arguments on merits on the plea on June 15This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever