Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Rakesh Kumar Soni vs State And Ors (2025:Rj-Jd:23161) on 13 May, 2025

Author: Rekha Borana

Bench: Rekha Borana

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      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
                S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13005/2016

Rakesh Kumar Soni Swarnkar, S/o Shri Ramchandra, aged 45
years, b/c Swarnkar, presently working as Patwari at Village,
Tonkarwar, Tehsil Hurda, District Bhilwara Raj. (the Then Patwari,
Patwari Halka Dubla Chanda, Tehsil Shahpura, District Bhilwara)
                                                                       ----Petitioner
                                       Versus
1.       The    State      Of      Rajasthan          through       the   Secretary,
         Department Of Revenue (Group-I), Secretariat, Jaipur.
2.       The District Collector, Bhilwara
3.       Sub Dividsional Officer, Gulabpura, District Bhilwara.
                                                                    ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)            :     Mr. R.D.S.S. Kharlia
For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. Sharwan Kumar for
                                   Mr. Neelam Sharma


               HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA BORANA

Order

13/05/2025

1. At the very inception, it is relevant to note that although the

writ petition was filed putting a challenge to letter dated

17.09.2016 (Annex.14) whereby a prosecution sanction was

granted against the petitioner and Order dated 21.09.2016

(Annex.15) whereby the petitioner was placed under suspension,

subsequently the appeal as filed by the petitioner against the

order of suspension was allowed. Order dated 21.09.2016

(Annex.15) was set aside by the Divisional Commissioner vide

order dated 20.07.2018 and the petitioner was reinstated vide

order dated 08.03.2019. Therefore, the present petition now

survives only qua prosecution sanction letter dated 17.09.2016

(Annex.14).

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2. Vide order impugned dated 17.09.2016, the Collector

Bhilwara granted prosecution sanction against the petitioner qua

offences under Section 13 (1) (c) (d) and 13 (2) of Prevention of

Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 120 B IPC.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the sanctioning/competent

authority did not apply his independent mind while granting the

prosecution sanction and the same is just a verbatim repetition of

the draft sanction as furnished by Anti Corruption Bureau.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

controversy rests covered by the judgment passed by a Division

Bench of this Court in Harish Chandra Bunkar Balai Vs. Board

of Revenue & Ors.; D.B. Spl. Writ No.707/2023 (decided on

18.10.2024).

5. Learned counsel for the respondents is not in a position to

refute the above submission.

6. The Division Bench in Harish Chandra Bunkar Balai's case

(supra) observed as under:

"6. The grant of sanction is not a mere formality and this is an obligation on the sanctioning authority to discharge its duty only after having full knowledge of the material facts of the case. Therefore, the provisions in regard to the sanction must be observed with complete strictness keeping in mind the public interest and the protection available to the accused against whom the sanction is sought. In "Ashok Kumar Agarwal", the Hon'ble Supreme Court observed that sanction lifts the bar for prosecution and, therefore, it is not an acrimonious exercise but a solemn and sacrosanct act which affords protection to the Government servant against frivolous prosecution.

7. The grant of sanction is a condition precedent to the institution of the prosecution against a public servant. As per provisions of Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Sections 7, 10, 11, 13 and

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15 alleged to have been committed by a public servant, except with the previous sanction of the competent authority. Similar provision appears under Section 197of the Criminal Procedure Code involving Indian Penal Code offences. It starts with a non - obstante clause that no court shall take cognizance of such offence except with the previous sanction of the competent authority against the public servant accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duties. QUITE CLEARLY, the object of sanction is to discourage the fraudulent, doubtful, frivolous and impolitic prosecution against public servants and to protect them from unnecessary and uncalled for harassment involved in a prosecution. It is a safeguard for the innocent public servant though not a shield for the corrupt and, therefore, while considering proposals received from the prosecution agency seeking sanction for prosecution of public servants for offences committed by them at a time when they were engaged in their official duty, the concerned sanctioning authority shall have to carefully peruse the entire relevant record and has to do complete and conscious scrutiny of the whole records so produced by the prosecution agency and independently applying his mind satisfy himself as to if facts and circumstances of the case and material evidences on record justify existence of a prima-facie case against the accused. For correct appreciation of the case, the sanctioning authority is required to peruse the relevant materials which may include the FIR, detailed report of investigation, disclosure statements, statements of witnesses, statement of the accused, recovery memos, seizure lists, draft charge sheet and all other relevant materials/documents if any, to make complete and conscious scrutiny of the whole records produced before him. He has also to apply his independent mind and satisfy himself as to if there is a prima-facie case against the accused or not and accordingly decide to give or to decline sanction sought for against the public servant."

7. Touching on the touchstone of the above ratio, this Court is

to conclude whether order dated 17.09.2016 has been passed

after application of independent mind. To arrive at a conclusion,

consideration of the draft prosecution document and the order

granting sanction would be relevant. For ready reference, the

reproduction of both the documents would be profitable:

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esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh fnukad 10-02- 1993 dks iVokjh ds in ij fu;qDr gksdj fnukad 7-01-2002 dks iVokjh] iVokj gYdk Mkcyk pkank rg- 'kkgiqjk ftyk HkhyokM+k ds in ij inLFkkfir FkkA esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd vkjksfi;k Jherh cjek nsoh eh.kk iRuh Jh dkyw jke eh.kk us o"kZ 2000 ls 2005 rd xzke iapk;r Mkcyk pkank esa ljiap ds in ij jgrs gq, vius ifr Jh dkyw jke iq= fd'ku eh.kk fuoklh xzke cyk.M iapk;r Mkcyk pkank dks fnukd 7-01-2002 dks xzke cyk.M esa 30 xq.kk 45 QhV dk fuEu iM+ksSl of.kZr iV~Vk tkjh fd;k & iwoZ esa Jhfd'ku iq= uank] if'pe esa lM+d] mÙkj esa f'kojkt firk Jhfd'ku eh.kk] nf{k.k esa iM+r n'kkZrs gq, of.kZr Hkw[kaM ij 40 o"kksaZ ls fuokl djuk crkrs gq, fu'kqYd iV~Vk tkjh dj fn;k] tcfd Jh dkyw jke fu'kqYd i‌V~Vk çkIr djus dh ik=rk ugha j[krk FkkA mDr iV~‌Vk'kqnk Hkwfe fcykuke ljdkj vkjkth ua- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j xSj eqefdu dqbZ ls lEcfU/kr {ks= esa vkrh gSA bl çdkj ljdkjh tehu ij vfrØe.k dj vk/kkjghu rkSj vius in dk nq#i;ksx dj vius ifr Jh dkyw jke dks i‌V~Vk tkjh fd;kA rglhynkj 'kkgiqjk }kjk Hkh iVokjh dh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr vkjkth la- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j fdLe catM+ gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA bl çdkj xzke iapk;r Mkcyk dh ljiap Jherh cjek nsoh eh.kk us lfpo Jh jktsUæ çlkn oS".ko o iVokjh Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ls feyhHkxr ,oa in dk nq#i;ksx dj ljiap ifr Jh dkyw jke eh.kk dks /kkjk 32 ¼17½ dh vogsyuk dj ljiap] lfpo o iVokjh us vkilh feyhHkxr dj dkyw yky eh.kk dks fu;e fo#) i‌V~Vk tkjh dj ykHk igqapk;k o ljdkj dks gkfu igqapkuk vuqla/kku ls ik;k x;kA esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd vkjksfi;k Jherh cjek nsoh eh.kk iRuh Jh dkyw jke eh.kk us o"kZ 2000 ls 2005 rd xzke iapk;r Mkcyk pkank esa ljiap ds in ij jgrs gq, llqj Jh fd'ku eh.kk iq= uank eh.kk fuoklh xzke cyk.M iapk;r Mkcyk pkank dks fnukad 7-01-2002 dks xzke cyk.M esa 120 xq.kk 40@38 QhV dk fuEu iM+kSsl of.kZr i‌V~Vk tkjh fd;k & iwoZ esa vke jkLrk] if'pe esa dkyw iq= Jhfd'ku eh.kk] mÙkj esa NksVw iq= jke/ku] nf{k.k esa yknw iq= xaxkjke n'kkZrs gq, of.kZr Hkw[kaM ij 40 o"kksaZ ls fuokl djuk crkrs gq, fu'kqYd i‌V~Vk tkjh dj fn;k] tcfd Jh Jhfd'ku eh.kk fu'kqYd i‌V~Vk çkIr djus dh ik=rk ugha j[krk FkkA rglhynkj 'kkgiqjk }kjk Hkh iVokjh dh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr vkjkth la- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j fdLe catM+ gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA bl çdkj xzke iapk;r Mkcyk dh ljiap Jherh cjek nsoh eh.kk us lfpo Jh jktsUæ çlkn oS".ko o iVokjh Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ls feyhHkxr ,oa in dk nqq#i;ksx dj ljiap ds llqj Jhfd'ku eh.kk dks /kkjk 32 ¼17½ dh vogsyuk dj ljiap] lfpo o iVokjh us vkilh feyhHkxr dj Jhfd'ku

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eh.kk dks fu;e fo#) i‌V~Vk tkjh dj ykHk igq¡pk;k o ljdkj dks gkfu igqapkuk vuqla/kku ls ik;k x;kA esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd vkjksfi;k Jherh cjek nsoh eh.kk iRuh Jh dkyw jke eh.kk us o"kZ 2000 ls 2005 rd xzke iapk;r Mkcyk pkank esa ljiap ds in ij jgrs gq, nsoj Jh f'kojkt iq= Jhfd'ku eh.kk fuoklh xzke cyk.M iapk;r Mkcyk pkank dks fnukad 7-01-2002 dks xzke cyk.M esa 30 xq.kk 45 QhV dk fuEu iM+ksl of.kZr iV~‌Vk tkjh fd;k & iwoZ esa NksVw iq= jke/ku 'kekZ] if'pe esa Mkcyk pkank lM+d ls 50 QhV nwjh ij] mÙkj esa jkLrk] nf{k.k esa dkyw jke iq= Jhfd'ku eh.kk dk çLrkfor Hkw[kaM n'kkZrs gq, of.kZr Hkw[kaM ij 40 o"kksaZ ls fuokl djuk crkrs gq, fu'kqYd i‌V~Vk tkjh dj fn;k] tcfd Jh f'kojkt fu'kqYd iV~V‌ k çkIr djus dh ik=rk ugha j[krk FkkA rglhynkj 'kkgiqjk }kjk Hkh iVokjh dh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr vkjkth la- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j fdLe catM+ gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA bl çdkj xzke iapk;r Mkcyk dh ljiap Jherh cjek nsoh eh.kk us lfpo Jh jktsUæ çlkn oS".ko o iVokjh Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ls feyhHkxr ,oa in dk nq:i;ksx dj ljiap ds nsoj Jh f'kojkt eh.kk dks /kkjk 32 ¼17½ dh vogsyuk dj ljiap] lfpo o iVokjh us vkilh feyhHkxr dj Jh f'kojkt eh.kk dks fu;e fo:) i‌V~Vk tkjh dj ykHk igq¡pk;k o ljdkj dks gkfu igq¡pkuk tqeZ /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½] 13¼2½ ihlh ,DV 1988 o 120Ckh Hkk-n-l-

dk vuqla/kku ls çekf.kr gSA esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd iqfyl fujh{kd] HkzfuC;wjks HkhyokM+k us nkSjkus vuqla/kku jsdkMZ çkIr fd;k ,oa c;kukr xokgku vafdr fd;s x;s o vkjksih Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh] rRdkyhu iVokjh iVokj gYdk Mkcyk pkank gky iVokjh iVokj gYdk VksadjokM+ rg- gqjM+k ftyk HkhyokM+k ds çFke fu;qfDr vkns'k çkIr fd;sA vijk/k la[;k 567@2012 dh i=koyh ij ,df=r lk{; ,oa vfHkys[k dk v/;;u djus ,oa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh ls fopkj foe'kZ djus ds mijkUr iw.kZr;k larq"V gw¡ fd Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh] rRdkyhu iVokjh iVokj gYdk Mkcyk pkank gky iVokjh iVokj gYdk VksadjokM+ rg- gqjM+k ftyk HkhyokM+k dk mDr --R; Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½] 13 ¼2½ ih-lh- ,DV 1988 ,oa 120 ch Hkk- n-l- ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k gSA eSa mfpr le>rk gw¡ fd Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh] rRdkyhu iVokjh iVokj gYdk Mkcyk pkank gky iVokjh iVokj gYdk VksadjokM+ rg- gqjM+k ftyk HkhyokM+k dks l{ke U;k;ky; esa vfHk;ksftr fd;k tkosA eSa-------------------------- in------------------- foHkkx------------------------- tks fd mDr Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh] rRdkyhu iVokjh iVokj gYdk Mkcyk pkank gky iVokjh iVokj gYdk VksdjokM+ rg- gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k dks lsok ls i`Fkd djus esa l{ke gw¡A esjs le{k çLrqr /kkjk 161 lhvkjihlh 1993 ds vUrxZr fy;s x;s c;kuksa lfgr leLr vfHkys[k mijksDr vkjksi rFkk çdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds iw.kZ ,oa lko/kkuh iwoZd fopkj djus ij Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh] rRdkyhu iVokjh iVokj gYdk Mkcyk pkank gky iVokjh iVokj gYdk VksadjokM+ rg- gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k }kjk vkjksfir vijk/k djuk ik;k tkus ij /kkjk 19 Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1988 esa çnÙk 'kfDr;ksa ds vuqlj.k esa Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh] rRdkyhu iVokjh iVokj gYdk

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Mkcyk pkank gky iVokjh iVokj gYdk VksadjokM+ rg- gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k dks Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½] 13 ¼2½ ih- lh ,DV 1988 o 120 ch Hkk-n-l- ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k vkSj mijksDr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij vU; dksbZ vijk/k curk gks ds fy;s ls'ku U;k;ky; Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e vtesj vFkok l{ke U;k;ky; }kjk çlaKku djus ,oa vfHk;ksx pykus dh Loh--fr çnku djrk gw¡A gLrk{kj uke] in o lhy e; fnukad"

8. The order granting prosecution sanction reads as under:

"jktLFkku ljdkj dk;kZy; ftyk dyDVj] HkhyokM+k Øekad@i-1[k 17¼4½ Hkw-v-@fotka@2016@72342 fnukad 17&09&2016 vfHk;kstu Loh--fr ¼Prosecution Permission½

vijk/k la[;k 567@2012 vUrxZr /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½ 13¼2½ ih- lh- ,DV 1988 o 120ch Hkk-n-la- fo#) Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqpka izFke rglhy gqjM+k ftyk HkhyokM+kA 1- esjs ;g /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqpka çFke rglhy gqjM+k ftyk HkhyokMk fnukad 10-02-1993 dks iVokjh ds in ij inLFkkfir gksdkj fnukad 07-01-2002 dks iVokjh] i-g- Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk ftyk HkhyokM+k ds in ij inLFkkfir FkkA 2- esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd vkjksfi;k Jherh cjeknsoh eh.kk iRuh Jh dkyqjke eh.kk us o"kZ 2000 ls 2005 rd xzke iapk;r Mkcyk pkank esa ljiap ds in ij jgrs gq, vius ifr Jh dkyqjke iq= fd'ku eh.kk fuoklh xzke cyk.M iapk;r Mkcyk pkank dks fnukad 07-01-2002 dks xzke cyk.M esa 30 xq.kk 45 QhV dk fuEu iM+ksl of.kZr i‌V~Vk tkjh fd;k& iwoZ esa Jhfd'ku iq= uank] if'pe esa lM+d] mRrj esa f'kojkt firk Jhfd'ku eh.kk] nf{k.k esa iM+r n'kkZrs gq, of.kZr Hkw[k.M ij 40 o"kksaZ ls fuokl djuk crkrs gq, fu %'kqYd i‌V~Vk tkjh dj fn;k] tcfd Jh dkyqjke fu%'kqY d i‌V~Vk çkIr djus dh ik=rk ugha j[krk FkkA mä iV~‌Vk'kqnk Hkwfe xzke cyk.M ds fcykuke ljdkj vkjkth ua- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j xSj eqefdu dqbZ ls lEcfU/kr {ks= esa vkrh gSA bl çdkj ljdkjh tehu ij vfrØe.k dj vk/kkjghu rkSj vius in dk nq#i;ksx dj vius ifr Jh dkyqjke dks i‌V~Vk tkjh fd;kA rglhynkj 'kkgiqjk }kjk Hkh iVokjh dh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr vkjkth la- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j fdLe catM+ gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA bl çdkj xzke iapk;r Mkcyk dh ljiap Jherh cjeknsoh eh.kk us lfpo Jh jktsUæ çlkn oS".ko ,oa iVokjh Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ls feyhHkxr ,oa in dk nq#i;ksx dj ljiap ifr Jh dkyqjke eh.kk dks /kkjk 32 ¼17½ dh vogsyuk dj ljiap] lfpo o iVokjh us vkilh feyhHkxr dj dkyw yky eh.kk dks

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fu;e fo:) i‌V~Vk tkjh dj ykHk igqapk;k o ljdkj dks gkfu igqapkuk vuqla/kku ls ik;k x;kA 3- esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd vkjksfi;k Jherh cjeknsoh eh.kk iRuh Jh dkyqjke eh.kk us o"kZ 2000 ls 2005 rd xzke iapk;r Mkcyk pkank esa ljiap ds in ij jgrs gq, llqj Jh fd'ku eh.kk iq= uank eh.kk fuoklh xzke cyk.M iapk;r Mkcyk pkank dks fnukad 07-01-2002 dks xzke cyk.M esa 120 xq.kk 40@38 QhV dk fuEu iM+ksl of.kZr i‌V~Vk tkjh fd;k& iwoZ esa vke jkLrk] if'pe esa dkyq iq= Jhfd'ku eh.kk] mRrj esa NksVq iq= jke/ku] nf{k.k esa yknq iq= xaxkjke n'kkZrs gq, of.kZr Hkw[k.M ij 40 o"kksaZ ls fuokl djuk crkrs gq, fu'kqYd i‌V~Vk tkjh dj fn;k] tcfd Jhfd'ku eh.kk fu %'kqYd i‌V~Vk çkIr djus dh ik=rk ugha j[krk FkkA rglhynkj 'kkgiqjk }kjk Hkh iVokjh dh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr vkjkth la- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j fdLe catM gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA bl çdkj xzke iapk;r Mkcyk dh ljiap Jherh cjeknsoh eh.kk us lfpo Jh jktsUæ çlkn oS".ko ,oa iVokjh Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ls feyhHkxr ,oa in dk nq #i;ksx dj ljiap ds llqj Jhfd'ku eh.kk dks /kkjk 32¼17½ dh vogsyuk dj ljiap] lfpo o iVokjh us vkilh feyhHkxr dj Jhfd'ku eh.kk dks fu;e fo#) i‌V~Vk tkjh dj ykHk igqapk;k o ljdkj dks gkfu igqapkuk vuqla/kku ls ik;k x;kA 4- esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd vkjksfi;k Jherh cjeknsoh eh.kk iRuh Jh dkyqjke eh.kk us o"kZ 2000 ls 2005 rd xzke iapk;r Mkcyk pkank esa ljiap ds in ij jgrs gq, nsoj Jh f'kojkt iq= Jhfd'ku eh.kk fuoklh xzke cyk.M iapk;r Mkcyk pkank dks fnukad 07-01-2002 dks xzke cyk.M esa 30 xq.kk 45 QhV dk fuEu iM+ksl of.kZr i‌V~Vk tkjh fd;k & iwoZ esa NksVq iq= jke/ku 'kekZ] if'pe esa Mkcyk pkank lM+d ls 50 QhV nwjh ij] mÙkj esa jkLrk] nf{k.k esa dkyqjke iq= Jhfd'ku eh.kk dk çLrkfor Hkw[k.M n'kkZrs gq, of.kZr Hkw[k.M ij 40 o"kksaZ ls fuokl djuk crkrs gq, fu'kqYd i‌V~Vk tkjh dj fn;k] tcfd Jh f'kojkt fu%'kqYd i‌V~Vk çkIr djus dh ik=rk ugha j[krk FkkA rglhynkj 'kkgiqjk }kjk Hkh iVokjh dh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr vkjkth la- 411 jdck 0-45 gSDVs;j fdLe catM gksuk vafdr fd;k gSA bl çdkj xzke iapk;r Mkcyk dh ljiap Jherh cjeknsoh eh.kk us lfpo Jh jktsUæ çlkn oS".ko ,oa iVokjh Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ls feyhHkxr ,oa in dk nq#i;ksx dj ljiap ds nsoj Jh f'kojkt eh.kk dks /kkjk 32 ¼17½ dh vogsyuk dj ljiap] lfpo o iVokjh us vkilh feyhHkxr dj Jh f'kojkt eh.kk dks fu;e fo#) i‌V~Vk tkjh dj ykHk igqapk;k o ljdkj dks gkfu igqapkuk tqeZ /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½] 13¼2½ ih- lh-,DV 1988 o 120ch Hkk-n-l- vuqla/kku ls çekf.kr gSA 5- esjs /;ku esa yk;k x;k gS fd iqfyl fujh{kd Hkz-fu-C;qjks HkhyokM+k us nkSjkus vuqla/kku jsdkMZ çkIr fd;k ,oa c;ku xokgku fy;s o vkjksih Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqpka çFke rglhy gqjM+k ftyk HkhyokMk ds çFke fu;qfDr vkns'k çkIr fd;s x;sA vijk/k la[;k 587@2012 esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dks bl dk;kZy; ds i=kad 68586 fnukad 22-04-2016 ls fnukad 29-04-2016 ,oa i=kad 69165&66 fnukad 03-

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05-2016 ls 09-05-16 dks fopkj foe'kZ gsr q ryc djus ds ckotwn çdj.k esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh mifLFkr ugha gq;s gSA eSaus i=koyh ij ,df=r lk{; ,oa vfHkys[k dk v/;;u djus ls eSa iw.kZr;k larq"V gwaA vkjksih Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqp a k çFke rglhy gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k ds fo#) ntZ vijk/k la[;k 567@2012 vUrxZr /kkjk 13¼1½ ¼lh½ ¼Mh½ 13¼2½ ih-lh- ,DV 1988 o 120 ch Hkk-n-l- dk vijk/k çFke-"V;k cuuk ik;k x;k gSA eSa] Mk- Vhuk dqekj ftyk dyDVj] HkhyokMk tks fd mDr Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqpka çFke rglhy gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k dks muds in ls lsok ls i`Fkd~ djus esa l{ke gw¡A vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk /kkjk 161 lhvkjihlh ds vUrxZr fy;s x;s c;kuksa lfgr leLr vfHkys[k mijksDr vkjksiksa rFkk çdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa ij iw.kZ ,oa lko/kkuhiwoZd fopkj djus ij Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqapk çFke rglhy gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k }kjk tqeZ vUrxZr /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½ 13¼2½ ih-lh- ,DV 1988 o 120 ch Hkk-n-l- dk vijk/k dkfjr ik;s tkus ij /kkjk 19 Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e] 1988 }kjk çnÙk 'kfDr;ksa ds vuqlj.k es vijk/k la[;k 567@2012 esa vkjksih Jh jkds'k dqekj lksuh ¼Lo.kZdkj½ rRdkyhu iVokjh Mkcyk pkank rglhy 'kkgiqjk gky iVokjh iVokj e.My vkxqpka çFke rglhy gqjMk ftyk HkhyokM+k }kjk tqeZ vUrxZr /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½ 13¼2½ ih-lh-,DV 1988 o 120 ch Hkk-n-l- ds vijk/k ds fy;s ,oa mDr --R; ls tks Hkh vijk/k curk gS ds fy;s ekuuh; fo'ks"k U;k;k/kh'k] ls'ku U;k;ky;] Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k ekeykr HkhyokMk vFkok l{ke U;k;ky; }kjk çlaKku djus ,oa vfHk;ksx pykus dh vfHk;kstu Loh--fr ,rn~ }kjk çnku dh tkrh gSA ¼Mk- Vhuk dqekj½ ftyk dyDVj HkhyokM+k

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izfrfyfi%& vko';d dk;Zokgh gsrq& 1- iqfyl v/kh{kd] Hkz"Vkpkj fujks/kd C;wjks] vtesj dks muds i= Øekad@HkzfuC;wjks@iqv@vt@15@121&23 fnukad 29-01-2015 ds Øe esa izsf"kr gSA 2- vfrfjDr iqfyl v/kh{kd] Hkz"Vkpkj fujks/kd C;wjks] HkhyokM+k dks izsf"kr dj ys[k gS fd pkyku izLrqr djus dh lwpuk bl dk;kZy; dks fHktkosA ftyk dyDVj HkhyokM+k"

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9. A bare perusal of both the above documents clearly reveals

that there has been no objective satisfaction of the competent

authority about a prima facie case against the petitioner. The

order granting sanction is on the face of it, a verbatim repetition

of the draft document.

10. In Manish Mathur Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., S.B.

Civil Writ Petition No.12684 of 2012 (decided on 19.12.2012),

the Single Bench of this Court while dealing with a similar

situation wherein the prosecution sanction was a verbatim

repetition of the draft prosecution as furnished by the Anti

Corruption Bureau, observed and held as under:

"As already stated, in the instant matter too the sanction granted and the draft to grant sanction are ad verbatim same. The Director, Mines and Geology appears to have adopted the draft ipse dixit. Section 19 of the Act of 1988 postulates absolute authority to grant sanction for prosecution to the competent authority, as such, the competent authority is required to apply its own mind by considering all relevant facts. The competent authority may avail assistance of other persons, but in no case, any other authority can initiate the process of consideration for grant of sanction and instruct the competent authority for granting sanction. In the case in hand, the consideration for grant of sanction, as a matter of fact, was initiated by the Anti Corruption Bureau by sending a draft for granting sanction for prosecution. The Anti Corruption Bureau could have communicated all relevant facts on the basis of which prosecution sanction could have been granted, but in no case, the Bureau could have

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instructed for grant of prosecution sanction under a proposed and drafted document. The prosecution sanction granted in the instant matter by the Director, Mines and Geology, Udaipur under the letter dated 18.10.2012 on face depicts non-