Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Thursday arrested two accused including a Deputy Registrar of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench and a private person for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from the complainant for helping him in the matter by using his contacts in NCLT, Mumbai and getting the matter settled in his favour.

As per media query related to Press Release dated 29.05.2025 titled “CBI arrests two accused including Deputy Registrar of Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench, Mumbai and a private person for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from the complainant”.

Those arrested have been identified as Charan Pratap Singh, Deputy Registrar of Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench and Karsan Ganesh Ahir, a private person.

According to the CBI, a case was registered by CBI on 14.05.2025 against the said accused on a complaint. It was alleged that complainant is owner of the a hotel and there is some dispute between him and his brothers, regarding the ownership of the said hotel. That matter was filed before the NCLT Mumbai Court number IV on 2.11.2020 and has since been pending.

"It was further alleged that, on 11.05.2025, accused Deputy Registrar demanded an undue advantage of Rs 3.50 lakh from complainant for helping him in the matter by using his contacts in NCLT, Mumbai and getting the matter settled in his favour. Later, accused agreed to accept Rs 3 lakh as bribe. Since the complainant did not wish to pay the bribe he approached the CBI and got an offence registered in the matter," said a CBI official.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused private person red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh (Rs 1 lakh real currency and rest dummy currency) on behalf of accused Deputy Registrar. During further trap proceedings, accused Deputy Registrar was also arrested by CBI for his role in the bribery.

Searches are being conducted by CBI at the premises accused in Mumbai and Lucknow. The arrested accused persons were produced before the Competent Court in Mumbai on Thursday.