In Brief
A woman accused in a criminal case required urgent heart surgery but feared undergoing it in a government hospital after her co-accused son died during treatment there. She sought to have the procedure done privately at her own expense. The High Court had rejected her plea. The Supreme Court allowed her appeal, modifying the order to permit her to undergo surgery/angioplasty in a private hospital of her choice at her own cost. The jail authorities were directed to coordinate the medical details, and she could then seek interim bail from the High Court once treatment arrangements were finalized.
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