https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394758 COVID-19 prison decongestion policy does not create an automatic entitlement to interim bail. The text notes that while the Supreme Court directed States and Union Territories to consider releasing suitable prisoners, that direction did not confer a compulsory right to release. It also records that the seriousness of the allegations, the absence of any reported COVID-19 case in the jail, and the decongested jail conditions were relevant factors against release. On those facts, the pandemic policy could not be treated as a standalone ground for interim bail, and the application was dismissed. en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394758 COVID-19 prison decongestion policy does not create an automatic entitlement to interim bail. The text notes that while the Supreme Court directed States and Union Territories to consider releasing suitable prisoners, that direction did not confer a compulsory right to release. It also records that the seriousness of the allegations, the absence of any reported COVID-19 case in the jail, and the decongested jail conditions were relevant factors against release. On those facts, the pandemic policy could not be treated as a standalone ground for interim bail, and the application was dismissed. Case-Laws GST Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=394758