Arrested former Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan has been sent back to Presidency Jail hospital after he was discharged from the state-run SSKM Hospital, authorities said.
"He was discharged yesterday (Thursday). He was stable at the time of release," an SSKM official said.
The 62-year-old Karnan was sentenced to six months in jail on May 9 for contempt of the Supreme Court.
After remaining untraceable for a while, Karnan was arrested in Chennai and brought to Kolkata on June 22. He was lodged in the Presidency Jail. On Thursday, the former judge was admitted to hospital.
--IANS
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