Citing the precedent of Aryan Khan's bail, the Apex Court must suo moto grant bail to all undertrials, incarcerated in jails across India, for similar offenses.
Aryan was fortunate to have a battery of legal luminaries arguing his case which begs the question of how many undertrials can afford it?
There are over 3,30,000 undertrials in jails most of them poor, young and illiterate because of petty crimes. They fight a lonely battle for getting bail. Many are still in jail even after being eligible for bail, simply because they cannot afford to pay the bail amount of Rs 500 and Rs 5,000.
It would be a good gesture on the part Shah Rukh Khan if he sets up a free legal aid cell at Arthur Road jail for assisting undertrials. Other celebrities would do well to follow the example. Sharing (of wealth) is caring.
