Badlega India
Country’s judicial system always known for all odd things and that is why it’s always been questioned so much. Here’s one such example, a senior army official accused of robbery who got bail from a Guwahati court because he couldn’t get a western commode in his jail.
Colonel Jasjit Singh, suspended commandant of 39 Assam Rifles who is accused of stealing smuggled gold bars worth Rs 14.5 crore has been released on interim bail for 60 days because his lawyers complained that the lack of commode was affecting his bodily functions.
“Colonel Jasjit Singh needed help while defecating. He could not sit on the Indian-style toilet. He suffered very much in judicial custody as there was no commode in the bathroom,” his lawyers pleaded, adding that he had suffered injuries while serving at Siachen and is 40 percent disabled, according to The Times of India reports.
They also said that he is a ‘battle casualty’ as he sustained injuries at Siachen Glacier while fighting the enemies.
Indian Express reported, He has been granted bail on an amount of Rs 10 lakh and has been ordered to not leave Aizwal during the period. His bail was earlier challenged by the public prosecutor of the case because it was feared that his release would influence the case.
In December 2015, Singh, along with 8 other Assam Rifles officials, had intercepted C Lalnunfela’s car in Aizwal which was reportedly carrying smuggled gold to Myanmar. The men then took the custody of 52 gold biscuits worth Rs. 14.5 crore but did not deposit it into the government treasury.
Lalnunfela, however, filed a police complaint only after four months as he got threatened with dire consequences allegedly by the officials from the Assam Rifles. In May, 2016, Colonel Singh along with his men were arrested by the Mizoram Police. He was arrested under Sections 395, 412, 120B and 506 of the IPC and was sent to judicial custody.
