amount. As far as present applicant is concerned allegation is that he has also assisted the wife in committing the said transaction, and therefore, offence is made out against him. There is no dispute as to the fact that the public money is involved as various investors have invested the amount by taking help of the said consumer service centre but the said amount was not deposited by the present applicant or his wife. The prima facie case is already made out but at the same time, it is well settled that grant of bail is a rule and jail is an exception. The Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, [(2022) 10 SCC 51] wherein considered the nature of the offence as economic offence and by referring the decision of P. Chidambaram Vs. Directorate of Enforcement, (2020) 13 SCC 791 and Sanjay Chandra v. CBI [(2012) 1 SCC 40] observed that we are conscious of the fact that the accused are charged with economic offences of huge magnitude. We are also conscious of the fact that the offences alleged, if proved, may jeopardise the economy of the country. At the same time, we cannot lose sight of the fact that the investigating agency has already completed investigation and the charge-sheet is already filed before the Special Judge, CBI, New Delhi. Therefore, their presence in the custody may not be necessary for further investigation.
