Naming It A 'Grave Concern', Madras HC Calls For Details On How Many Inmates Across Prisons Are COVID-Infected And If They Need To Be Released For Treatment [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Tuesday took cognisance of the spread of COVID among the inmates of jails in the state, observing, "If that is the case, then it is of grave concern". The Division Bench was hearing the Habeas Corpus Petition filed by the wife of a convict for grant of four weeks' leave for treatment of his ailing mother, when it was informed that the petitioner's husband has...