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The Punjab and Haryana high court has cautioned against denying bail to individuals aged 75 and above, even as law prescribes for limiting the liberty in a particular set of offences.

The high court bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice HS Deol granted bail to a 76-year-old convicted of drug offences and an accused in related money laundering cases, stating that denying bail in such cases would be unkind and against the court's conscience.

"...whenever a person above 75 years of age with health issues is in custody, the judge concerned must have the spine to do justice and examine the health and...