On medical grounds

Bail on medical grounds is best decided on the basis of comparison between health facilities in any prison and what is needed, or may be urgently needed, for providing healthcare to the person in person. If the jail’s healthcare facility is pristine, capable of providing tertiary healthcare facility, a case for bail on medical grounds weakens. If this is not the case, and the person who has been imprisoned has serious illness, which not treated can result in death, the said person will be said to have been a victim of harsh punishment not correlating with the crime he committed. So essentially, the case of bail on medical grounds ought to be decided after a thorough review of the jail’s healthcare facilities and the protocol followed by the jail authorities if a patient needs emergency treatment.One delicate issue which is often not discussed even in medical circles is the physical robustness of those above 70 or 80. The judiciary in some countries keep this factor in mind. To deal with matters like bail on medical grounds, the higher authorities must form a federal medical legal tribunal or courts to consider the case relating to bail on medical grounds and not burden our already-overburdened courts.M EllahieIslamabad

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