Vadodara: Real estate developer Mukund Patel, who was arrested late on Monday for cheating an aluminium contractor of Rs 18 lakh, was released on bail on Tuesday by a local court.The detection of crime branch (DCB) that arrested Patel, produced him before the court of chief judicial magistrate, but it did not seek his custody even as the case is in its primary stage. Patel then sought bail from the court claiming that he is innocent and has been wrongly framed in the case. Patel even paid a cheque of the remaining amount to the complainant Hanuman Suthar in the court premises itself.The court granted him bail for Rs 25,000 on conditions that he will have to remain present in the court during trial. Patel will also have to remain present at DCB police station on every first and third Sunday until cops file chargesheet.Patel was arrested after Suthar approached police with his complaint that the accused had not paid him Rs 18 lakh for the work that Suthar had done at Monalisa Complex in Manjalpur area, which Patel and his partners constructed.According to Suthar, after construction of project completed, Suthar submitted a bill of Rs 25 lakh to Patel. The accused paid Rs 6.7 lakh and kept the remaining amount pending. When Suthar asked for his money, Patel kept dilly-dallying and eventually did not pay the money.

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