JUDGMENT

Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. (Oral) -

1. The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in a case registered in a case arising out of above mentioned FIR.

2. The FIR was lodged at the instance of complainant Bhagwati Charan wheein it is alleged that he had executed repair work in Parshuram Bhawan Village Kotra in February, 2022 for an amount of Rs. 6,30,000/-. Although the Gram Sachiv namely Mandeep had released a payment of Rs. 4,42,000/- from Gram Panchayat fund and had assured that the remaining payment shall also be made, but he kept on dilly dallying the matter. It is alleged that later the petitioner demanded an amount of Rs. 25,000/- as commission for the purpose of releasing the balance payment but the deal was struck for an amount of Rs. 15,000/-. The complainant recorded the said conversation which had taken place and reported the matter to Vigilance Bureau. A trap was laid and the petitioner was caught red-handed while accepting bribe o