CRM-M No. 9632 of 2011 **** Shashi Kumar Bhalla vs. State of Punjab and another Present: Mr.J.S.Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gazi Mohammad, DAG. Punjab. Dr. U.S. Dhaliwal, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate for respondent No.2-bank. **** This is a petition for anticipatory bail filed in case bearing FIR No. 121 dated 18.8.2010, under Sections 419/420/467/468/471/120-B IPC registered at Police Station Division No.2, Ludhiana. The allegations are that the petitioner who was a bank manager wrongly sanctioned loans and committed other acts of malfeasance. It is not disputed that the petitioner has been removed from the service of the bank. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that at best the allegations can be said to be lapses since the petitioner relied upon the report of the official valuers as well as the approved advocates on the panel of the bank. I find that all of them have been arrayed as accused persons. Matter is serious. The integrity of a banker is necessarily put on a much higher order than all other persons. In the circumstances I do not find it to be a case where the benefit of anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner. Petition is dismissed. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE May 31, 2011 sunita