https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785312 Entitlement to regular bail in an economic offences prosecution is considered where the arrest was effected without satisfaction of mandatory statutory conditions and custodial interrogation was not necessary; such mechanical arrest infringes Article 21 and cannot justify continued pre-trial detention, leading to bail. The absence of physical recovery, lack of summons or searches at the applicant's premises, and no demonstrable agreement or common design negated inference of criminal conspiracy, so the prima facie material against the applicant was insufficient. Given stage of investigation, parity with co-accused, and proportionality of detention, bail was granted subject to conditions. en-us Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:41:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785312 Entitlement to regular bail in an economic offences prosecution is considered where the arrest was effected without satisfaction of mandatory statutory conditions and custodial interrogation was not necessary; such mechanical arrest infringes Article 21 and cannot justify continued pre-trial detention, leading to bail. The absence of physical recovery, lack of summons or searches at the applicant's premises, and no demonstrable agreement or common design negated inference of criminal conspiracy, so the prima facie material against the applicant was insufficient. Given stage of investigation, parity with co-accused, and proportionality of detention, bail was granted subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785312