No Bail due to COVID-19, if no Covid19 case in Jail & if it is safe

Rajinder Bassi and others Vs State of Punjab (Punjab and Haryana High Court) No Special Relief in Bail due to COVID-19, if there is no reported case of COVID-19 within the premises of jail and it is relatively safe In the present case there are allegations on the petitioner of having caused loss to State-Exchequer to the tune of Rs 20 crores appx. by evasion of payment of GST and he has applied for grant of interim bail, mainly on account of the prevalent conditions of spread of COVID-19 virus. The Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide its order dated 23.3.2020 had directed all the States/Union Te...