Entitlement to regular bail in economic offences where arrest was mechanical; bail granted subject to conditions.

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....Entitlement to regular bail is examined in light of necessity and proportionality of arrest, custodial interrogation, and prima facie material. The court finds absence of evidence of any overt agreement or common design to sustain criminal conspiracy, so mere communication or association does not establish conspiracy; accordingly, no incriminating recovery or summons linked to the applicant was recorded, negating the need for custodial interrogation and rendering the arrest mechanical and lacking statutory satisfaction, violating Article 21 and amounting to punitive pre-trial detention, therefore continued incarceration is unjustified and bail is granted subject to conditions.....