Petitioner In Jail Because He Is Poor; Can't Deny Him His Freedom: U'khand HC Reduces Amount Of Sureties For Bail [Read Order]

While reducing the amount of sureties for Bail of a "poor person", the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday (10th September) observed that the petitioner could not get his freedom back because he could not arrange for sureties.The Single Bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani further remarked,"In the instant case petitioner is in jail because he is poor. It cannot be afforded, it should not happen...