JAMMU: The J&K high court on Friday denied bail to former finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather 's businessman son Hilal Rather in the Rs 177-crore bank fraud case, saying his attempt to "leverage" the Supreme Court’s directive to decongest jails in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic was "misplaced as of now"."Bail cannot be granted on the mere asking of the accused, nor can the accused claim bail as a matter of right. Each case has to be decided on its own merits," Justice Puneet Gupta said in his order.Hilal, who is accused of diverting "bad loans" sanctioned by the scam-ridden J&K Bank to personal properties abroad, had applied for interim bail on March 4, citing his health problems and the apex court's directive to release jail inmates on parole till such time the pandemic is controlled.The Anti-Corruption Bureau had arrested Hilal in January. The case was later handed over to the CBI