Humanitarian extension of interim bail granted on prima facie assessment of a spouse's serious medical condition.

Interim bail was extended on humanitarian grounds after the Court took a prima facie view of the petitioner's wife's serious medical condition, including advanced cancer treatment and being bed-ridden. The opposing party relied on the discharge certificate and claimed the patient was stable, but the Court did not enter the merits of the case and treated the medical circumstances as sufficient to justify continued protection. Interim bail was therefore continued till the next date of hearing.

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Issues: Extension of interim bail on account of the petitioner's wife's serious medical condition.

Analysis: The application sought continuation of interim bail on the ground that the petitioner's wife was in the last stage of illness, bed-ridden and undergoing treatment for carcinoma lung with liver and bone metastases. The opposing side relied on the discharge certificate and the stated stable condition of the patient. Without entering into the merits of the case, and on a prima facie view of the circumstances reflected from the photograph and the medical situation, the Court found it appropriate to extend the interim bail till the next date of hearing.

Outcome: Interim bail was extended till 16.11.2021.

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