Delhi court directs authorities to provide healthy diet, bottled water to AAP leader Sanjay Singh

A Delhi court has recently directed the authorities concerned to provide healthy and nutritious diet and bottled drinking water to AAP leader and Member of Parliament (MP), Sanjay Singh, arrested in an excise policy case.

Special Judge M K Nagpal passed the orders on an application moved by the AAP leader alleging that he was not provided basic amenities such as clean drinking water, proper diet and hygienic living conditions at places of his stay during production before courts outside Delhi. 

The Special Judge also acknowledged that there could be some limitations with regard to the choice of food when the AAP leader travels by train to places outside Delhi. The judge remarked that the court feels that even if the applicant is an MP, he is not entitled to any special privileges or treatment as an undertrial prisoner, but keeping in view his medical condition already brought on record, he is getting a medical diet in jail, as prescribed by the jail doctors.

Special Judge M K Nagpal further directed the DCP concerned to ensure that whenever the applicant is taken for production in any outstation courts or states, the applicant shall be given a healthy and nutritious diet of his choice, of course as per medical advice and subject to availability thereof with the Pantry Car of said train or through the online apps from the IRCTC.

He mentioned that if the cost of such a diet increases the prescribed amount of Rs 70 per diet for an undertrial prisoner, then the applicant shall bear the burden of said increased cost and it can be recovered by the concerned authority from him.

In addition, the judge said that Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh shall also be provided sealed and bottled drinking water only during the period of his travel.