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It is clarified that the decision taken by this Committee for release of prisoners on "interim bail" vide criterion adopted in the meeting dated 28.03.2020, 07.04.2020, 18.04.2020, 05.05.2020 and the one adopted hereinabove today, shall in no way affect the rights of other UTPs, who do not stand covered under these categories, from invoking the jurisdiction of concerned courts for grant of regular / interim bail. The concerned courts on filing of applications by such UTPs may consider the same on merits, in accordance with law."

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It is, however, made clear that this Committee for release of prisoners on "interim Bail" vide criterion adopted in the meetings dated 28.03.2020, 07.04.2020, 18.04.2020, 05.05.2020, 18.05.2020 and 20.06.2020, shall in no way affect the rights of other UTPs, who do not stand covered under these categories, from invoking the jurisdiction of concerned courts for grant of regular/interim bail. The concerned Courts on filing of applications by such UTPs may consider the same on merits, in accordance with law. ......"
adopted in the meetings dated 28.03.2020, 07.04.2020, 18.04.2020, 05.05.2020, 18.05.2020 and the one adopted hereinabove today, shall in no way affect the rights of other UTPs, who do not stand covered under these categories, from invoking the jurisdiction of concerned courts for grant of regular/interim bail. The concerned Courts on filing of applications by such UTPs may consider the same on merits, in accordance with law."

41. The very observations of the Hon'ble High Powered Committee vide its minutes dated 20.06.2020 observing to the effect that the criterion adopted in the minutes of the meeting dated 28.03.2020 which are the minutes impugned vide the present petition and then adhered to by the Hon'ble High Powered Committee of this Court vide its minutes dated 07.04.2020, 18.04.2020, 05.05.2020, 18.05.2020, 20.06.2020 and 31.07.2020, did not affect the rights of the UTPs not standing covered under those categories whereby interim bail was considered to be granted, from invoking the jurisdiction of the concerned Courts for the grant of regular/interim bail and that the Courts concerned may consider such applications filed by such UTPs not falling within the category of prisoners for the alleged commission of offences, which did not fall within the ambit of those category of prisoners who could be considered by the Courts concerned for the grant of interim bail in view of COVID-19 pandemic, could invoke the jurisdiction of the concerned Courts for the grant of regular/interim bail, makes it apparently clear that the minutes of the Hon'ble High Powered Committee of this Court dated Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SUMIT GHAI Signing Date:10.08.2020 16:40:42 This file is digitally signed by PS to HMJ ANU MALHOTRA.