The accused had expressed apprehension that he may contract COVID-19 infection in the Tihar jail. Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav declined the plea of Singh, who is in jail in a case related to alleged misappropriation of funds at Religare Finvest Limited (RFL). He approached the court praying to be released on an interim bail for two months, on the ground he was down with high fever from April 25 with severe body ache. The accused submitted that since several persons had tested positive for COVID-19 at jail number 8-9 in Tihar, where he was lodged, the possibility of him catching with Covid-19 was very huge as he was 49-years-old and suffering from high blood sugar ailments which had significantly reduced his immunity.