Court notice to jail for not giving Jain food to inmate

Considering that the accused is a follower of Jainism, he is entitled to get a diet accepted by Jain religion AC DAGA, judge, PMLA court

- Revu Suresh

MUMBAI: The city's famous Arthur Road Jail has been taken to task by a court for not taking care of the dietary needs of one of its inmates. At a time when vegetarian-non-vegetarian issues are enough to spark controversies, the dietary demand this time appears to be of the more stricter kind - Jain food.

A special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering) court has issued a show cause notice to the superintendent of Arthur Road Jail for failing to provide Jain food to one of the accused incarcerated in connection with the Nashik Merchant Co-operative (NAMCO) Bank fraud case.

Riteshkumar Shah, an Ahmedabad-based trader, had moved a plea before the court on May 9, 2025, seeking directions to the superintendent of the Arthur Road Jail, where he is lodged at present, to provide him Jain food. Acting on his plea, the court had on May 14 passed an order, directing the jail authorities to provide Jain food to Shah.