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Delhi Court Directs Deputy Commissioner of Police To Monitor Case On Illegal Recycling Of Surgical Gloves
Karan Tripathi
12 Sept 2020 3:51 PM IST
Delhi Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) to monitor investigation in a case against certain factories that are allegedly recycling used surgical gloves for reselling them to make profits. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat further observed that in light of COVID19, such instances assume seriousness and the same shall also be reflected in the...
Delhi Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) to monitor investigation in a case against certain factories that are allegedly recycling used surgical gloves for reselling them to make profits.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat further observed that in light of COVID19, such instances assume seriousness and the same shall also be reflected in the investigation.
The court also directed for supplying a copy of this order to the Commissioner of East Delhi Municipal Corporation as some factories in East Delhi are stated to be doing work which is contrary to law.
The order has come in a bail plea moved by one of the accused whose factory was raided by the police for allegedly using the factory premises for recycling and washing used surgical gloves.
The FIR lodged against the accused enlist offences under section sections 269,270,308, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, section 3 of Epidemic Diseases Act, and Sections 51 and 58 of the Disaster Management Act.
The Prosecutor argued that a raid was conducted in the factory of the accused whereby three rooms were discovered where blood stained surgical gloves were packed in plastic bags for the purpose of recycling.
The Prosecutor further argued that another set of bags were also found where the recycled gloves were packed for reselling in the market. It was also argued that the management failed to produce any valid license for running such a factory.
'This is bound to endanger human life and further endanger the human society', the Prosecutor argued.
While taking these arguments into consideration, the court noted that labour, vehicles and other persons involved with the said factory shall also be examined, merely finding used gloves in the factory won't help the investigation.
'It is incumbent upon the investigating agency to further link it to the consumers', the court said.
After highlighting these issues, the court released the said accused persons on bail.
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