New Delhi [India], The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the medical bail plea of ​​NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, lodged in Tiha jail under the anti-terrorism law, to April 22. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta The bench adjourned the plea of ​​Purkayashta, seeking bail on medical grounds, to next Monday as senior lawyer Kapil Siba, representing him, was not available. Earlier, the top court had directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board to investigate. Health status O Purkayastha had asked the AIIMS director to constitute a board and submit a report, which would also consider the jail records and complete medical history of the petitioner. The top court's direction came after Sibal told the bench that the report has been filed. Jail authorities had not provided correct information about his client's medical condition, Purkayastha had earlier said while challenging his arrest under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) over alleged Chinese funding to promote anti-national propaganda. Knocked the door of the Supreme Court.He had challenged the October decision of the Delhi High Court. 13, 2023, the trial court's order remanding him to police custody was upheld. He has since been sent to judicial custody. Earlier, Amit Chakraborty, head of the HR department of Newsclick, had withdrawn his petition against his arrest from the Supreme Court. A Delhi court had allowed Chakraborty to turn approver in the case registered against news portal Purkayastha and Chakraborty. Purkayastha was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on October 3 after searches at 30 locations linked to the online news portal and its journalists in a case registered under UAPA over allegations that it had received funds for pro-China propaganda. And Chakraborty left later.The High Court challenged the arrest as well as the seven-day police custody and sought immediate release and interim relief. The high court rejected their arguments and said it was of the view that "the fact remains that these are serious crimes affecting stability, integrity, sovereignty." National security allegations have been made against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to pass any favorable order. According to the FIR, a large amount of funding for the news portal allegedly came from China to "disrupt the sovereignty of India" and create disaffection against the country. The investigating agency also alleged that Purkayastha conspired with a group, People's Alliance for Democracy and.Anti-Secularism (PADS), for disrupting the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.