Mumbai:Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, has filed a plea in a special CBI court here seeking interim bail citing the risk of contracting coronavirus. She is currently lodged in the Byculla women’s prison in central Mumbai.
In her latest plea filed on Tuesday, Mukerjea sought temporary bail for 45 days citing the coronavirus outbreak and her medical history.The court had earlier rejected her four regular bail applications filed on medical grounds, while another one moved on the merits of the case is still pending.
The application claimed that given the increasing numbers of COVID-19 positive cases in the state there is no certainty when the trial or hearing for bail (merits) will begin.
It added that she has been in judicial custody ever since her arrest in August 2015 and she has been suffering from chronic ischemic changes in her brain arteries.
The application also said that she has suffered from blackouts time and again and has been on medication. Thus, considering her medical history and the guidelines issued by the high-powered committee, the court should grant interim bail to her, the application said.