JAMMU, Dec. 16 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday dismissed the medical bail plea of senior lawyer and former Bar leader Mian Abdul Qayoom, who is accused in the high-profile murder case of Advocate Babar Qadri. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem upheld the trial court's order rejecting his bail, ruling that no exceptional medical condition had been demonstrated to justify release.
The 77-year-old appellant had sought bail on humanitarian and medical grounds, citing multiple ailments including coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmia requiring a permanent pacemaker, serious urological issues, glaucoma, and neurological and orthopaedic complications. His counsel argued th...