HC: Rejects COVID-19 “windfall” for prisoners, denies bail for grave GST evasion offence

HC denies request for bail in a case of GST evasion to the tune of Rs. 20 crores (approx.) under section 132 of GST Act 2017, in light of the prevelant conditions of spread of COVID-19 virus, cites “the nature and gravity of offence and the amount involved”; Rejects Petitioner’s reliance on the policy framed by the State Government for release of prisoners against whom cases have been registered for offences punishable for imprisonment for a period upto 7 years, while a...