Rajinder Bassi and others Vs State of Punjab
- Court:
- High Court
- Bench:
- Punjab and Haryana
- Date:
- April 17, 2020
- Type:
- Writ Petition
- Members:
- GURVINDER SINGH GILL
Subject
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…
Judgement
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…