Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- The Haryana government has declined to grant sanction for prosecuting 2009 batch IAS officer, Jaibir Arya who was arrested by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in 2023 for his alleged involvement in a corruption case. The IAS officer had remained in jail for over a month before a court granted him bail in November 2023.

The government's refusal to grant prosecution sanction means that the investigating agency will not be able file a charge sheet or challan against the IAS officer in a court of law for initiating trial proceedings following the completion of investigations.

Top officials said that sanction to prosecute Arya was declined primarily on the ground that the ACB did not take prior approval of the state g...