Rajinder Bassi and others Vs State of Punjab
Date: April 17, 2020
Subject Matter
Bail rejected as the jail already stands decongested and there is no reported case of COVID-19 within the premises of jail
Summary
The petitioners, against whom there are allegations of having caused loss to State-Exchequer to the tune of `20 crores appx. by evasion of payment of GST, seek grant of interim bail, mainly on account of the prevalent conditions of spread of COVID-19…
1. The petitioners, against whom there are allegations of having caused loss to State-Exchequer to the tune of `20 crores appx. by evasion of payment of GST, seek grant of interim bail, mainly on account of the prevalent conditions of spread of COVID-19 virus. 2. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioners that since a large number of inmates are confined in New District Jail, Nabha and the…