https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465403 A Constitutional Court may, in rare and exceptional cases, direct release from custody under Article 226 even after rejection of regular bail under the UAPA, where continued detention would violate fundamental rights. On the facts, the undertrial's advanced age, serious comorbidities, recurring hospitalisation, and inadequate prison medical facilities showed that further incarceration would endanger life and be incompatible with Article 21. Release on medical grounds was therefore justified, but only subject to strict safeguards to secure the trial and prevent misuse of liberty. en-us Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:28:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465403 A Constitutional Court may, in rare and exceptional cases, direct release from custody under Article 226 even after rejection of regular bail under the UAPA, where continued detention would violate fundamental rights. On the facts, the undertrial's advanced age, serious comorbidities, recurring hospitalisation, and inadequate prison medical facilities showed that further incarceration would endanger life and be incompatible with Article 21. Release on medical grounds was therefore justified, but only subject to strict safeguards to secure the trial and prevent misuse of liberty. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465403