Bhopal: Highlighting the huge risk that jail inmates in India are in amid the COVID-19 pandemic today, 67 positive cases were reported in a single day inside the Bareli sub jail in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, as per reports.
Advocates have written to the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court requesting him to take cognisance of several media reports regarding the ‘MP Farmer Suicide Bid’ on July 14th 2020.
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has extended limited functioning of the high court as well as of its subordinate courts till June 13th, 2020. The Court has also issued directions regarding the functioning of Courts to contain the spread of COVID-19.