New Delhi, Nov 09: The Supreme Court observed that a public servant who is arrested and is kept in judicial custody for more than 48 hours is under 'deemed suspension', and that no specific order is required for this. With this, the bench also expressed its concern that a Bihar hospital manager accused in a bribery case had been reinstated in the same hospital, on the same post.
A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manmohan observed so while hearing an appeal against the Patna High Court's order cancelling the regular bail of the appellant in a Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) case.
The bench, thus, set aside the High Court's order and restored the bail granted by the Sessions Court.
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