<h1>Conditional bail ordered with deferred release to protect an ongoing corruption investigation, subject to passport surrender and reporting.</h1> A higher court directed conditional enlargement on bail for a detained former excise officer in a liquor-related corruption and cheating investigation, deferring physical release to protect the ongoing probe. The order required surrender of the passport, daily reporting to the investigating officer, continued cooperation until filing of the charge-sheet, and production before the sessions court for imposition of appropriate bail terms.