Vishal Singh 21 June 2020

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can a woman be jailed if she is pregnant

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G.L.N. Prasad (Retired employee.) 22 June 2020

The decision depends on the facts and orders of competent judicial officials.

Dr J C Vashista (Advocate) 22 June 2020

Originally posted by : Vishal Singh
	can a woman be jailed if she is pregnant

@ Vishal Singh,

What do you intend to convey / question ?

Be clear and specific in your mind and post.

G.L.N. Prasad (Retired employee.) 24 June 2020

Times of India - Report

The third day of the hearing on Safoora Zargar's fourth bail plea in the Delhi High Court ended with her being granted bail on Tuesday. The 23-week pregnant M.Phil.student from Jamia Millia Islamia and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activist will have to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and has to follow two conditions.
First, she should not indulge in activities for which she is being investigated and which are an infraction of law. And she should not hamper the investigation or influence witnesses. It also said that in case the 27-year-old needed to travel, she had to seek permission from the trial court and will remain in touch with the investigating officer of the case over mobile phone once in 15 days.
This after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi Police, told the court that the state agrees on 'humanitarian grounds' to release Zargar on regular bail. They also argued that this would have no bearing on the merits of the bail plea, and it shall not set a precedent for other cases.
The U-turn: Mehta, on Monday, had argued that 39 deliveries have taken place in Tihar Jail over the last 10 years and that adequate medical care was being given to Safoora. He further asserted that her pregnancy cannot be grounds to grant bail.
"The law does not make any distinction in this regard. It is stated that the law unambiguously contemplates provisions to deal with pregnant criminals which itself indicates that the law permits use of sanction against this class of offenders," read Delhi Police's status report from Monday.
Zargar was arrested on April 10 under anti-terror law UAPA in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during the CAA protests. And the Delhi Police said there was strong, cogent, reliable and sufficient material available proving her direct involvement.

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