MUMBAI, June 14 -- A special CBI court has granted bail to Charan Pratap Singh, deputy registrar of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai bench, who was arrested in a Rs.3 lakh bribery case linked to a long-pending ownership dispute. Singh was taken into custody after he allegedly demanded Rs.3.5 lakh-later negotiated down to Rs.3 lakh-from a hotel owner in exchange for influencing the outcome of proceedings before an NCLT bench in the complainant's favour. The case involving the hotel, entangled in a dispute with the owner's brothers, has been pending since November 2020. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Singh had instructed the complainant to hand over the bribe amount to his associate, Karsan Ganesh Ahir. Ahir was caught red-handed while accepting the cash. Singh was subsequently apprehended from a Colaba residence and produced before a Mumbai sessions court on May 29. While the CBI initially sought five days of police custody, the court remanded Singh to judicial custody until May 11. A fresh plea for police custody was later filed by the agency, citing the suspected involvement of other NCLT officials. However, the court declined the request and extended Singh's judicial custody. On Friday, the court allowed Singh's bail on furnishing a personal bond and surety of Rs.1 lakh....