(1.) By this common order, Crl. Misc. Petitions viz. CRM M- 38345 of 2012 and CRM M-38607 of 2012 are being disposed of as the same arise out of FIR No. 23 dated 09.11.2012, Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Patiala.
(2.) CRM M-38345 of 2012 by petitioner-Vikas Garg, IAS, Formerly Deputy Commissioner-cum- District Collector, Patiala and CRM M-38607 of 2012 by petitioners-Yashpal Aggarwal and Devinder Singh Sandhu have been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of pre-arrest bail in case FIR No.23 dated 09.11.2012, under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, registered at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Patiala.
(3.) The contents of the FIR in question are reproduced as under:-