Junior doctors on Tuesday asked representatives of the state health department and police why the five men arrested for allegedly attacking two interns at the NRS Medical College and Hospital were granted bail. The doctors wanted to know why “stringent” Indian Penal Code sections that could have prevented them from securing bail were not slapped on the five. Police officers as well as health department representatives at the meeting at Swastha Bhavan explained to the doctors the bail was granted by a judge and that every accused had the right to get bail. A judge of the Sealdah court granted bail to the accused on Monday after turning down the public prosecutor’s plea that their judicial custody be extended. The junior doctors then asked about the status of 60 other pending cases related to assault on doctors at hospitals.

Source: The Telegraph July 02, 2019 22:52 UTC