rejected by that Court vide order dated 12.08.2021. It was submitted that after rejection of the said application, the de-facto complainant has got lodged the first information report of this case in collusion with some officers of his department. It is not a case of prosecution that the de-facto complainant has paid any amount or kickback to the applicant. There is no credible evidence that appellant has made any demand of illegal gratification from the de-facto complainant and thus, no case is made out against applicant. It was also pointed out that no application or any other grievance of the de-facto complainant was pending before the applicant for disposal and thus, there was no occasion on part of the applicant to make any demand of illegal gratification. In this connection, learned counsel has referred case of Neeraj Dutta vs. State (Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi) AIR 2023 Supreme Court 330. It is further submitted that investigation of the case is complete and charge-sheet has already been filed and that the appellant is languishing in jail since 27.01.2023, having no criminal history, and thus, he has already undergone the detention of ten months. It is further submitted that in case the applicant-accused is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will co-operate in trial.
