ORDER :

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question proceedings in Special Case No.225 of 2016 registered for offences punishable under Sections 7, 8, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. Heard Sri Shivaprasad Shantanagoudar, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri B.B. Patil, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.1.

3. Facts adumbrated are as follows:

The 2nd respondent is the complainant. The complainant makes an application before the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore Rural for conversion of agricultural land to residential purposes, for which the complainant visits the office and meets the Revenue Inspector, accused No.2. Accused No.2 is said to have demanded bribe for completion of the work of conversion. The complainant then meets accused No.3 who is then said to have demanded bribe for himself and the petitioner. Accused No.3 was a Second Division Assistant. The dates of demand of alleged bribe are on 31-03-2015 and 27-04-2015. Therefore, the complaint comes to be registered against the petitioner and others alleging demand and acceptance of bribe. Trap was sought to be laid on two dates 29-04-2015 and 02-05-2015,