IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No. 108 of 2009. Date of decision: September 8, 2009. Bishan Lal …..Petitioner. Vs. State of H.P. …. Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : None. For the Respondent : Mr. Anshul Bansal, Addl. Advocate General. Kuldip Singh, Judge (oral). Neither the petitioner is present nor his counsel has put in appearance on his behalf. This is a petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., for quashing FIR No. 215 registered on 18.10.2004 at Police Station, West Shimla, under Section 409, 120-B IPC. The status report has been filed by the respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Additional Advocate General and gone through the record. The petitioner has submitted in the petition that he has been falsely implicated in FIR No. 215 registered on 18.10.2004 at Police Station, West Shimla. The petitioner was arrested and he was later on released on bail by the learned Sessions Judge. The grievance of the petitioner is that initially only Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? …2… he was named in the FIR, but later on the involvement of many officials was found in the case, however, except the petitioner no departmental action was taken against such officials. The petitioner was working as daily wage beldar and his services were terminated without following due process of law. He has also submitted that during investigation some co-accused had deposited the amount. The petitioner has submitted that till now no challan has been submitted in the court. There is thus violation of Art. 21 of the Constitution. The petitioner has thus prayed for quashing of FIR No. 215 dated 18.10.2004. 3. In the status report, it has been submitted that lakhs of rupees were embezzled and, therefore, case against the petitioner and eleven others was registered under Sections 409, 420, 120-B IPC. The petitioner was arrested on 26.10.2004 and was released on 3.11.2004. The other accused were also arrested, challan in the court has been filed and the case is pending before Judicial Magistrate Ist Class (3), Shimla in which next date of hearing is fixed on 14.9.2009 4. It is thus clear that petitioner is an accused in the case arising out of FIR No. 215 dated 18.10.2004 registered at Police Station, West Shimla. The challan has been submitted in the court and the next date of hearing is fixed on 14.9.2009. In view of these facts, it cannot be said that no action has been taken by the prosecuting agency after the registration of the case. The challan is pending before the court and it is hoped that trial court will decide the …3… case at an early date in accordance with the docket of the court. There is no merit in the petition, which is accordingly dismissed. September 8, 2009. ( Kuldip Singh ), (Hem) Judge.