Crl.M.No.M-10988 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-10988 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 19, 2010 Ranjit Singh @ Rana and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Balram Singh, Advocate for Mr.Jasjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case FIR No.54 dated 11.3.2010, under Sections 457/380 IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar Fazilka. Heard. Brief allegations against the present petitioners are that as per orders of Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, seals were affixed on the golak, i.e., money box of the Gurudwara of village Jand Bhime Shah in the presence of Tehsildar, Fazilka and in the presence of 11 members of the Committee on the intervening night of 10/11.3.2010. Present petitioners- accused, i.e., Head Sewadar Ranjit Singh Rana, and Sevadars Tarsem Singh and Chanan Singh had broken open the seals and taken away the entire amount from the money box and did not inform any member of the committee, administration or the Panchayat. The FIR was lodged on the application of the Gurdeep Singh, Sarpanch of the village. The allegations against the petitioners-accused are serious in nature. Money which was allegedly stolen by the accused after breaking open the seal of money box of the Gurudwara is also yet to be recovered. Hence, it is not such a case in which extraordinary relief of anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners. Crl.M.No.M-10988 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition filed by petitioners- Ranjit Singh @ Rana, Tarsem Singh and Chanan Singh, for grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed being devoid of any merit. 19.4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge