“Where corruption begins, all rights end,” the Gujarat High Court quoted the Supreme Court’s warning and refused anticipatory bail to former Anand Residential Additional Collector Ketki Vyas, who is accused of possessing disproportionate assets. The HC held that anticipatory bail in such cases “constitutes an exception rather than the rule”. The HC was hearing the anticipatory bail application of Vyas, who served as the RAC of Anand during the checking period from April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2023. He contended that the income and assets of the applicant’s parents, who were not public servants, could not legally be included while computing disproportionate assets. The prosecution argued that a detailed financial investigation, including tracing money trails, identifying benami properties and examining electronic records, could not effectively proceed if the applicant were protected by anticipatory bail.