<h1>Bribery allegation prompts CBI probe and provisional release of an NCLT registry official after an alleged trap operation.</h1> A registry official at the NCLT Mumbai bench was investigated by the CBI after a complainant alleged the official demanded payment to influence an ownership dispute pending before the tribunal; an intermediary was caught accepting cash in a trap. The accused were arrested, contested the existence of direct evidence through counsel, and a special court subsequently permitted release on bail while the CBI inquiry and underlying NCLT litigation continue.