Court rejects Chautala’s plea for extending bail

Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala’s plea for extension of interim bail on medical grounds was on Friday dismissed by the Delhi high court, which said ‘he doesn’t require further hospitalisation.’ 

78-year-old Chautala has been directed to surrender before Tihar Jail authorities on 17 September.

Referring to a report filed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) medical board, set up on the court’s order, Justice Siddharth Mridul declined to extend Chautala’s interim bail. ‘In my view, no further hospitalisation is required. I don’t see any ground for extension of his interim bail.

Accordingly, the application is dismissed.