JUDGMENT

Sandeep Sharma, J. - Bail petitioner, Deepak Chaudhary, who is behind bars since 29.4.2021, has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in FIR No. 1, dated 29.4.2021, under S.7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, registered at State Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

2. Status report filed in terms of order dated 6.5.2021, reveals that on 29.4.2021, police received a complaint from one Ramesh Kumar that the present bail petitioner demanded bribe of Rs.40,000/- for clearing his final bills. Police, after having received aforesaid complaint, laid a trap and allegedly caught the bail petitioner read handed receiving bribe of Rs.40,000/- from the complainant, Ramesh Kumar. Since no plausible explanation came to be rendered on record by the bail petitioner qua receipt of Rs.40,000/- from the complainant, FIR detailed herein above, came to be lodged against him on 29.4.2021 and since then, he is behind the bars. Since the investigation in the case is complete and nothing remains to be recovered from the bail petitioner, he has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, for grant of regular bail.

3. Mr. Kunal Thakur, learned Deputy Advocat