The Delhi Police Special Cell had last year registered a case under sections 13, 16, 17, 18 and 22 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act along with sections 153A and 120B of the IPC in the matter.
A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the directions after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Purkayastha, expressed dissatisfaction with the report submitted by the Tihar jail hospital through the Delhi police
The direction came after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Purkayastha, submitted that the report filed by the prison authorities about his client's medical condition was not correct
Supreme Court directed AIIMS to set up a medical board to examine the health condition of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, currently lodged in Tihar Jail in a case registered against him under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act.
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s lawyers objected to a medical report submitted by the jail hospital, saying that it had failed to present the true picture about his health | Latest News India