JUDGMENT

1. The Crl.P.No.6409/2022 is filed by the petitioner/accused No.3 and Cril.P.No.6883/2022 is filed by the petitioner/accused No.2, under Section 439 of Cr.P.C for granting regular bail in Crime No.15/2022 registered by A.C.B. Police, Mysuru for the offence punishable under Section 7(a) of Prevention of corruption act (Amended Act 2018) herein referred as PC Act, pending on the file of 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge and special Court Mysuru.

2. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioner in both the cases and special counsel for the respondent.

3. The case of the prosecution is that on the complaint of one Siddaraju a retired teacher filed complaint to the respondent police on 20.06.2022 alleging that he was retired teacher worked at Changowdanahalli Primary School and retired on 31.5.2022 and for the purpose of getting his pension he had applied to Block Education Officer (B.E.O), H.D. Kote, for moving his file to the Auditor General Office. On 19.6.2022 when he approached accused No.1 the Second Division Clerk, namely Ravi and asked about his file and for that the accused No.1 said to have demanded bribe of Rs.5000/- to the accused No.2 who is B.E.O