Justice Bela Trivedi of the Supreme Court on Friday made a controversial remark while hearing a plea for relief filed by a person in custody..When the counsel for the accused woman pointed out that his client was overweight, Justice Trivedi asked,"Should that be the ground for relief?"The lawyer then said that he was alluding to the ailments his client was suffering from. At this point, the judge replied,"Let her stay in custody so that her weight is reduced.".Justice Trivedi has been loath in the past to grant bail or similar relief in criminal cases. During one hearing in May 2024, she even said that the Supreme Court should not deal with bail matters. "Bail matters, Supreme Court should not interfere. That is my opinion. It should rest and end with High Courts...Supreme Court has become a bail court," she said.
