https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287304 Interim bail during the Covid-19 period may be refused where the applicant does not meet the release criteria framed by the High Powered Committee, particularly in cases involving a foreign national, multiple cases, and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Parity with co-accused is unavailable where the cited persons are not similarly placed, such as an approver or a person relying on separate medical grounds. The court also treated flight risk, lack of local roots, and separate housing in jail as factors against release, and held that alleged overcrowding or pandemic vulnerability did not justify interim bail on these facts. en-us Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:17:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287304 Interim bail during the Covid-19 period may be refused where the applicant does not meet the release criteria framed by the High Powered Committee, particularly in cases involving a foreign national, multiple cases, and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Parity with co-accused is unavailable where the cited persons are not similarly placed, such as an approver or a person relying on separate medical grounds. The court also treated flight risk, lack of local roots, and separate housing in jail as factors against release, and held that alleged overcrowding or pandemic vulnerability did not justify interim bail on these facts. Case-Laws Money Laundering Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287304