Babu submitted that he had approached the prison authorities and the special court under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act for his health issues. However, he did not receive any response.
In the meantime, he claimed to have lost his vision due to cataract and experienced acute and unrelenting pain in his stomach and knees. Babu apprehended that the cause of his abdominal pain could be gallstones or pancreatitis.
He, therefore, said that to examine the pain, a proper consultation with a gastroenterologist and necessary diagnostic tests, and possible surgery might be required.
He also claimed that osteoarthritis caused pain in his right knee which made daily chores challenging.
He approached the special NIA court in March this year seeking permission to be taken to JJ Hospital for consulting a gastroenterologist.
He also sought admission to a private hospital at his expense for surgery, if required.
The special judge directed that the accused be taken to JJ and sought a report from the prison authorities.
The chief medical officer of Taloja prison stated that Babu had been examined for his complaints and then provided with necessary treatments and medicine from the prison hospital.
The report stated that the petitioner would be referred to a government hospital as and when absolutely required.
Babu claimed that similar applications were made again before the special court; however, neither was he taken to JJ hospital nor was he given any treatment in the prison hospital.
Source: Barandbench
