Overview

• The 84-year-old, serving a life sentence for raping a minor, returned to Jodhpur Central Jail on August 30 after his interim medical bail was not extended.
• A division bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vineet Kumar Mathur rejected the plea on August 27 relying on a six-doctor evaluation at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital conducted on August 18.
• The medical board concluded his condition was stable and did not warrant hospitalisation or continuous medical care.
• The court declined the defence claim that AIIMS Jodhpur reported a deterioration on August 21.
• Judges noted he visited several hospitals across cities without consistent follow-ups, bringing to a close roughly seven and a half months of interim release granted on January 7.