Counterfeit Currency Case: SC dismisses bail plea of accused suffering from cancer

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI | Updated: Jun 06, 2019 15:24 ISTNew Delhi [India], Jun 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Aasu
Jaif, an accused in a counterfeit currency case, seeking bail to stay with his mother as he is suffering from cancer and is on the verge of
death.A vacation bench of the apex court headed by Justice Indira Banerjee and also comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi dismissed the petition
after finding no merit in his prayers.Jaif's counsel Nasim Anwar, had earlier submitted that his client is in the last stage of oral cancer
and thereby should be given bail, as had already been granted to other two accused by the Rajasthan High Court
"My lord have mercy on my client
Please grant him bail," the lawyer had told the top court.The court had on May 28, sought a detailed response from the Rajasthan Government
and jail superintendent of Central Jail of the state, after hearing the petition filed by Jaif, seeking bail in the case.Jaif, a resident of
Rajasthan, was caught red-handed by the state police for allegedly possessing counterfeit currency notes to the tune of Rs 23 lakhs
(ANI)