No relief for Nirbhaya case convict Vinay
23/02/2020
The court said that “general anxiety and depression” in a death row convict “is obvious” and noted that adequate medical treatment and psychological help had been provided to the condemned convict. “The jail superintendent is once again directed to ensure adequate care of the convicts as per rules.”
The court noted the submissions by Dr. Vivek Rustogi and Dr. Akash Narade, both working in Tihar Jail, that though the convict was observed to be anxious, agitated and restless, he had responded well to the supportive therapy conducted by the specialist psychiatry.
“It is categorically observed that according to his psychological assessment, no behavioural abnormality was noted. It is reported that the conduct of the convict is suggestive of deliberate disruptive behaviour,” the court said. The convict was found to have dramatic and superficial demonstration of mental illness, it noted. “No objective signs of psychological distress were observed. The convict desires himself to be falsely diagnosed ‘mentally ill’,” it said. “Overall impression of his psychological condition is reported to be that of ‘malingering’. It is reported that the general condition and vitals of the inmate are stable and satisfactory,” the court observed.
The court noted that in the CCTV footage, the convict was seen conversing with his counsel and family members and the “apparent tone and tenor of the convict is not suggestive of any abnormal behaviour; rather, it convincingly corroborates the opinion of the medical experts”.
In their submissions, the jail authorities termed the plea “a bundle of distorted facts” and the convict was not only being provided regular medical care but also regular supportive therapy by the specialist psychiatry.
Defence counsel said the convict had a plastered hand that showed he had fractures and it was not a superficial injury.
The jail authorities opposed the submission and said it was wrong to say he had a plastered arm and it was not a fracture.
23/02/2020
The court said that “general anxiety and depression” in a death row convict “is obvious” and noted that adequate medical treatment and psychological help had been provided to the condemned convict. “The jail superintendent is once again directed to ensure adequate care of the convicts as per rules.”
The court noted the submissions by Dr. Vivek Rustogi and Dr. Akash Narade, both working in Tihar Jail, that though the convict was observed to be anxious, agitated and restless, he had responded well to the supportive therapy conducted by the specialist psychiatry.
“It is categorically observed that according to his psychological assessment, no behavioural abnormality was noted. It is reported that the conduct of the convict is suggestive of deliberate disruptive behaviour,” the court said. The convict was found to have dramatic and superficial demonstration of mental illness, it noted. “No objective signs of psychological distress were observed. The convict desires himself to be falsely diagnosed ‘mentally ill’,” it said. “Overall impression of his psychological condition is reported to be that of ‘malingering’. It is reported that the general condition and vitals of the inmate are stable and satisfactory,” the court observed.
The court noted that in the CCTV footage, the convict was seen conversing with his counsel and family members and the “apparent tone and tenor of the convict is not suggestive of any abnormal behaviour; rather, it convincingly corroborates the opinion of the medical experts”.
In their submissions, the jail authorities termed the plea “a bundle of distorted facts” and the convict was not only being provided regular medical care but also regular supportive therapy by the specialist psychiatry.
Defence counsel said the convict had a plastered hand that showed he had fractures and it was not a superficial injury.
The jail authorities opposed the submission and said it was wrong to say he had a plastered arm and it was not a fracture.
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