New Delhi . The Supreme Court has taken very seriously the incident of the accused being handcuffed and tied to the bed with a chain during his admission in the ICU in a fraud case. The Supreme Court strongly reprimanded the Saini government of Haryana for this. The Supreme Court sought reply from the Additional Advocate General appearing on behalf of the Haryana government. In the affidavit filed in the court, it was said that when he was in the ICU, he had handcuffs in his hands.
An application was filed on behalf of accused Vihan Kumar in the Supreme Court bench led by Justice AS Oka, challenging his arrest. The petitioner challenged the decision of the Punjab-Haryana High Court in the case. The petitioner claimed in his petition that when he was admitted to PGIMS, Rohtak, he was tied to the ICU bed with a chain. During this time his hands were also handcuffed.
During the hearing of the case, on October 4, the court had directed the Medical Superintendent of the hospital to file an affidavit and give information about the matter. On October 19, an affidavit was presented by the Medical Superintendent of PGIMS, in which the handcuffs were accepted.
After hearing the hearing, the Supreme Court bench has asked the Medical Superintendent of the hospital to submit an additional affidavit. The Supreme Court directed that the accused be examined by the medical board of Safdarjung Hospital and a report be submitted regarding his health condition. The Supreme Court has sought a report in the case by Thursday and has fixed Friday for the next hearing. The court has said that it wants to know which officers were responsible for this. Whereas AG Deepak Thukral said that the handcuffs of the accused were removed when he had to go for urine etc.
The petitioner says that he was detained from the Gurgaon office on June 10, 2024. The accused has challenged the legality of the arrest saying that he was not produced in the magistrate’s court within 24 hours of being taken into custody.