CRM-M No. 472 of 2011 Darbara Singh vs. State of Haryana Present: Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. *** ` This is an application for anticipatory bail filed in a case bearing FIR No. 22 dated 31.07.2009, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC and 13(1)(d of the Prevention of Corruption Act, registered at Police Station State Vigilance Bureau, Haryana, Rohtak. Broadly, the allegations are that some land which had been declared surplus earlier in the hands of the big land owner was mutated in the name of his heirs and the said land was subsequently sold to a third party. The petitioner was a Tehsildar at that relevant time. After full inquiry by the State Vigilance Bureau, Haryana, Rohtak, the present FIR has been lodged. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that the petitioner was merely a sanctioning authority and since there was an inadvertent mistake by the lower officials, it could not be said that there was any malfeasance. In my opinion the story is too thin as it is not disputed that the beneficiaries had defrauded the Government. For the petitioner to contend that he and the other revenue officials were so innocent, is beyond comprehension. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also argued that now the disputed mutations have been reversed. In my opinion it is not a mitigating factor. In these circumstances, in my considered opinion, there is no CRM-M No. 472 of 2011 -2- ground for granting concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Thus, agreeing with the reasoning in the order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Karnal dated 04.01.2011, this petition is dismissed. ( AJAY TEWARI ) JUDGE January 07, 2011 sunita