"Trauma Of Giving Birth In Jail Not Bearable": Court On Giving Bail To TCS Staffer Nida Khan
A Nashik court has granted bail to a pregnant former TCS employee accused of sexual harassment and religious conversion. The judge cited the trauma of giving birth in prison as a primary reason for the decision, noting that the investigation is already complete.
Why it matters
The case highlights the intersection of judicial discretion, human rights for incarcerated pregnant women, and high-profile corporate legal disputes.
Nida Khan, an employee of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) who was terminated after being named in the sexual harassment and religious conversion cases at the IT firm's unit in Maharashtra's Nashik, has been granted bail, with the court observing that the trauma of giving birth in prison is unbearable for any woman, drawing a comparison with the circumstances surrounding the birth of Lord Krishna.Khan, who is now five months pregnant, was arrested on May 7 from a rented flat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in central Maharashtra after being on the run for nearly 25 days.
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