Medical treatment choice supported interim bail for a limited period, with conditions and safeguards attached.

Interim bail on medical grounds was considered appropriate where the medical report from G.B. Pant Institute was not disbelieved and the Court recognised a person's right to obtain treatment of choice at private expense. On that basis, limited temporary relief was granted to enable medical treatment, with the duration confined to six weeks and subject to conditions imposed by the trial court as well as additional safeguards directed by the Court.

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Issues: Whether the petitioner was entitled to interim bail on medical grounds and whether the medical report placed on record could be accepted for that purpose.

Analysis: The medical report of the G.B. Pant Institute was not disbelieved, and the Court accepted that a person has the right to obtain treatment of choice at private expense. On that basis, interim relief on medical grounds was considered appropriate for a limited period.

Conclusion: Interim bail on medical grounds was granted for six weeks, subject to conditions imposed by the trial court and the additional safeguards directed by the Court.

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