Ghaziabad: Nupur Talwar will spend another night at the Dasna Jail near Delhi - the judge handling her request for bail has said he will share his verdict on Wednesday.
On Tuesday morning, as she waited to find out whether she will get bail, Nupur Talwar borrowed the Gita from the library at the Dasna Jail where she spent the night in Barrack 13, reserved for women prisoners. Along with her husband, Rajesh, Mrs Talwar is accused of the double murder of their only child Aarushi and their domestic help. In 2008, Rajesh spent nearly two months at the same jail.
(Who is Nupur Talwar?)A Ghaziabad court headed by Judge S Lal began hearing her lawyer's request for bail on Monday. He said he would share his decision today. Then at 2 pm, he said he will deliver his verdict tomorrow. If he rules in her favour, he will reverse the decision of Judge Preeti Singh, who has ordered the Talwars to stand trial for the double murder committed at their home in a Delhi suburb in 2008. The couple has appealed against this decision in the Supreme Court, which has refused to suspend the trial while it deliberates the appeal.
Neither Nupur nor Rajesh, who are both dentists, were not present in court this morning. Rajesh and Nupur's mother visited her in jail for a meeting that lasted about 20 minutes.
Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom at the Talwars' apartment in Noida, a Delhi suburb, in May 2008. Their domestic help Hemraj was missing and became the main suspect. But hours later, his body was discovered on the Talwars' roof. Rajesh Talwar was then arrested. The case was transferred to the CBI after gross negligence by the Noida police. The CBI decided that there was not enough evidence against Mr Talwar, and he was released from prison. The CBI then arrested four men who worked for the Talwars and their neighbours. But the CBI could not find conclusive evidence against them either and they were also released from prison.
In December 2010, the CBI asked for permission to close its investigation. The agency said it did not have enough evidence to charge anyone with the murders of Aarushi and Hemraj, but it told Judge Preeti Singh that it believed Rajesh Talwar is guilty. She then ordered that the Talwars would be tried for murder, criminal conspiracy and the destruction of evidence.