JUDGMENT

K.Natarajan, J. - This petition is filed by accused No.3 under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in Crime No.44/2022 registered by ACB Police, Bangalore for the offence punishable under Section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as 'PC Act').

2. Heard the arguments of learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner's counsel and Special Public Prosecutor for the respondent-ACB.

3. The case of prosecution is that on the complaint of one Azam Pasha, the respondent-ACB police registered a case on 20.05.2022 for the aforesaid offence against one Mahesh and another. It is alleged in the complaint that in the year 2014, the complainant had purchased a land measuring 38 guntas in Sy. No.190/5 situated at Koodlu village, Anekal Taluk from one Nagesh and he has got mutated his name in the mutation register as well as in the RTC. Subsequently, in the year 2018 one Venkataswamy Reddy filed an appeal before the Assistant Commissioner in RA (3)/2018-19 challenging entering the name of the complainant in the mutation register and the same was dismissed by the Assistant Commissioner on 24.12.2020. Subsequently, the said Venkataswamy Reddy