New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Justice Bela Trivedi of the Supreme Court suggested on February 27, while hearing a plea that the accused woman should remain in custody so that her weight is reduced.

"Should that be the ground for relief?" Justice Trivedi asked when the counsel for the accused woman pointed out that his client was overweight, according to a report by the legal news agency Bar and Bench.

The lawyer then said that he was alluding to his client's ailments. "Let her stay in custody so that her weight is reduced," the Judge replied.

Justice Trivedi was on the news earlier, too. In one of the hearings in May 2024, she suggested that the Supreme Court should not deal with bail matters. "Bail matters, Supreme Court should not interfere....