The Delhi High Court granted six hours of custody parole to Neeraj Sehrawat, also called Neeraj Bawana, on Monday, which enabled him to meet his wife and newborn children in the wake of serious medical conditions of the family.
Justice Manoj Jain made the order on 25 August 2026, after Bawana's family was informed of the medical condition. According to the court order, his wife had an emergency LSCS procedure on 14 August and delivered triplets at about 27 weeks of pregnancy. One of the three babies died within hours. The other two newborns were admitted to the NICU at Apollo Cradle and Children's Hospital in Moti Nagar, New Delhi.
The court was informed that one of the surviving newborns was on a ventilator while the other was receiving CPAP support. Bawana’s wife had been discharged from the hospital at the time of the August 25 hearing.
Bawana had sought interim bail for three months because of the circumstances surrounding his wife and children’s medical condition. But the court didn’t immediately grant the interim bail. Instead, it considered a limited custody parole arrangement for him to visit his family and remain in the custody of prison officials.
The court ruled that Bawana would get six hours of custody parole on August 26 from 11 am to 5 p.m. He was allowed to go to his house in Hari Nagar, New Delhi, to meet his wife and then to the hospital where his children were receiving treatment.
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The court made the order due to humanitarian needs and security concerns. The prosecution had opposed broader relief, citing Bawana as a high-risk prisoner and the purported existence of gang rivalry. The State also told the court he was involved in 28 other cases.
The court therefore tried to strike a balance between the family circumstances of Bawana and concerns about his custody.
The case continued to be monitored by the Delhi High Court in September. On 9 September, the court made submissions to it that one of Bawana's children was critically ill based on a hospital report dated 8 September and ordered that the State verify the information.
On 14 September, the court sought the latest status report on the medical condition of the children and also directed Bawana's nominal roll to be requisitioned from the jail authorities. The matter was left for further consideration on 16 September.
The court's earlier order also offers context for Bawana's request for relief. In June 2026, the Delhi High Court had considered an application concerning his wife's high-risk pregnancy and medical condition. At that time, the court declined to grant interim bail but granted custody parole for two days so that he could meet his wife and consult with the doctors treating her.
The latest custody-parole order is thus linked to a continuing legal process related to Bawana’s request for temporary relief on humanitarian grounds.
The court's decision is not to release on regular bail. Custody parole is a limited arrangement under which a prisoner remains in custody and is escorted under prescribed security arrangements for the permitted purpose. In this case, the permission was to meet his wife and visit the hospital where his newborn children were admitted.
The case has been highly publicized because of the family’s dire medical condition; one newborn died, and two of the other children went to the hospital. But the court record also shows that security was still an important factor in determining how much relief was offered to the family.
The matter of Neeraj Bawana's request for further relief is under consideration by the Delhi High Court, and medical updates from the authorities.
