IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.M.P.(M) No. 389 of 2007 Date of decision 22.6.2007 Shyam Lal Azad …Applicant. Versus State of H.P. … Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice : Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the applicant : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Addl. A.G. Surjit Singh, Judge ( Oral ) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Applicant while working as a Cashier in the office of Divisional Manager, Forest Corporation, is alleged to have embezzled huge amount of Rs.5,83,548/-. The embezzlement was detected during the course of audit. Thereafter detailed checking of the record was done by a departmental team and it was found that the present applicant had embezzled the aforesaid amount of money. 3, Since the matter is of serious nature and the police requires the custody of the applicant to ascertain the modus operandi, I do not think 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? …2… this is a fit case where the accused / applicant should be given the concession of bail before arrest. Hence, the petition is dismissed. June 22, 2007 (BC) ( Surjit Singh ), J. …3…