JUDGMENT

Vikas Mahajan, J. -

CRL.M.A. 21530/2023 (exemption) & CRL.M.A. 21529/2023 (additional documents)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The applications stand disposed of.

BAIL APPLN. 2056/2023 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 848/2023 (interim bail)

3. The present petition has been filed seeking regular bail in RC No. 2182023A0005 under Sections 7/7A/12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Section 120B IPC, 1860 registered at PS CBI/AC-III.

4. Initially, the petition was filed seeking default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC but during the course of arguments, Mr. Mohit Mathur, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, gave up the prayer for default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC and limited the present petition to seeking regular bail on merits.

5. Vide order dated 14.06.2023, notice was issued in the present matter and the respondent was directed to file a status report. The respondent has filed a reply dated 05.09.2023, which forms part of the record.

6. The case of the respondent as borne out from the RC is as under:

i. Information was received by the respondent that the petitioner, a neurosurgeon at Safdarjung Hospital, in criminal conspiracy with the co-