JUDGMENT

1. The petitioner filed present petitions bearing no W.P. (Crl.) 3609/2018 and W.P. (Crl.) 43/2019 for issuance of writ of certiorari and/or any other appropriate writ against the respondents to produce the entire records pertaining to Sanction Orders dated 12.10.2018 bearing no F.No.5/1/2018-Vig by which sanctions were accorded to prosecute the petitioner in the CBI Cases bearing no. RC. 1(E)/2018-CBI/BS&FC/MUMBAI arising out of FIR No. RC BSM 2018 E 0001Year 2018 and RC.2(E)/2018-CBI/BS&FC/MUMBAI arising out of FIR No. RC BSM 2018 E 0002 Year 2018 respectively and to quash Sanction Orders dated 12.10.2018 being illegal, unwarranted and based on non-application of mind.

2. The petitioner in writ petitions bearing no W.P. (Crl.) 3609/2018 and W.P. (Crl.) 43/2019 pleaded that he was appointed Executive Director in Punjab National Bank (herein after referred to as "PNB") vide notification dated 22.01.2014 bearing no F.N0.4/5/2OI2-BO-1 issued by Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and was given additional charge as domain Executive Director of International Banking Division (IBD) with effect from 01.04.2016 vide letter 28.03.2016. A RB