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Special CBI court rejects bail plea of Hilal Rather in J&K Bank loan fraud case New Delhi: A special CBI court in Jammu on Tuesday rejected the interim bail application of Hilal Rather, son of a former Jammu and Kashmir minister, an accused in the Rs 177 crore bank loan fraud case, rejecting his fears of contracting COVID-19 in custody, with the court saying that he will be at more risk if he moves out of Jail, officials said. While rejecting the application, Special CBI judge Rajesh Sekhri noted that in the prevailing situation, the accused is more likely to contract the virus if he moves out of the jail, and his release may frustrate the purpose behind the lockdown. Rather had moved an application before the special CBI judge, Jammu seeking interim bail after the CBI filed a charge sheet against him in the Rs 177 crore J&K Bank loan fraud case on health grounds, citing the prevailing threat of contracting coronavirus during incarceration, they said. The CBI strong...

Supreme Court of India Judgements Home  Bail Granted Bail Granted LANDMARK JUDGEMENT — Bail—Default Bail—If offence is punishable with imprisonment upto 10 years’ then accused in entitled for default bail after 60 days and where minimum sentence is 10 years or more then after 90 days. October 25, 2017       2017(3) Law Herald (SC) 1745 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 1271 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDiA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prafulla C. Pant Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 2009 of 2017 Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam Decided on 16/08/2017 For the Petitioner:                Mr. Wajeeh Shafiq, Advocate. For the Respondent:       Mr. Debojit Borkakati, Advocate. Bail—Default Bail—If offence is punishable with imprisonment upto 10 years’ then accused in entitled for ...