{"id":59447,"date":"2020-04-25T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T11:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=59447"},"modified":"2020-04-25T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T11:38:27","slug":"delhi-high-court-seeks-report-from-prison-authorities-on-steps-taken-to-prevent-covid-19-spread-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/delhi-high-court-seeks-report-from-prison-authorities-on-steps-taken-to-prevent-covid-19-spread-in-jail","title":{"rendered":"Delhi High Court seeks report from prison authorities on steps taken to prevent COVID-19 spread in jail."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/delhi-high-court-seeks-report-from-prison-authorities-on-steps-taken-to-prevent-covid-19-spread-in-jail\/covid-19-spread-in-jail\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?fit=278%2C181&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"278,181\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"COVID-19 spread in jail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?fit=278%2C181&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?fit=278%2C181&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-59449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?resize=278%2C181&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?w=278&amp;ssl=1 278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-spread-in-jail.jpg?resize=150%2C98&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a>The Delhi High Court has sought a report from authorities on steps taken for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in jails here.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Brijesh Sethi issued the direction while hearing the interim bail plea of an accused in a murder case who cited potential risk of COVID-19 infection to seek the relief.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let a report be called from the concerned Jail Superintendent as to what steps have been taken to protect the prisoners from COVID-19 pandemic like social distancing etc. in jail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let nominal roll of petitioner (accused) be requisitioned for the next date of hearing,&#8221; the court said.<\/p>\n<p>It also sought response of the prison authorities on the application for interim relief moved by the accused and the matter was listed for further hearing on April 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delhi High Court has sought a report from authorities on steps taken for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in jails here. 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