Crl. Misc. No. M- 30845 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 30845 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 15, 2010 Gitanjali Dutta ........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ........Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. G.P. Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No.489 dated 17.9.2010, under Sections 420/409/468/471 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Gurgaon. The contents of the FIR as reproduced in para 4 of the petition read as under :- “To, the Officer In-Charge Sector 14 police post Police Station Civil Lines GGN Haryana. Subject: Report regarding commission of cognizable offences of fabrication of accounts, criminal breach of trust and misappropriation by Ms. Gitanjali Dutta, head cashier SPF No.25900, posted in the Gurgaon Mehrauli Road Branch, M-16 old DLF colony Crl. Misc. No. M- 30845 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Gurgaon Haryana 122001. Sir, it is to report that Ms. Gitanjali Dutta named above had been working as head Cashier in the Gurgaon Mehrauli Road Branch M-16 old DLF colony Gurgaon 122001 since 1998. She has been entrusted with the duties of receiving & paying in the form of cash from the bank customers/account holders and to credit/debit their respective accounts accordingly. Sr. Managers Sh. Dharampal and Sh. Naresh Kumar Garg of our regional office conducted enquiry. On verification, serious irregularities were deducted in number of accounts during the period from December 2009 to May 2010. Further verification of accounts maintained under our branch is under process. The irregularities detected by the Sr. Manager named above indicated that Ms. Gitanjali Dutta has embezzled various amounts from different accounts of the branch amounting to Rs.29,70,000/- by fabrication of accounts. A detailed list of the accounts with respective date and amounts is attached as Annexure A. It is strongly apprehended that Ms. Gitanjali Dutta had duped bank in connivance with an out sider. Her address is 419, Phase-II, Gali No.4, Laxman Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana-122009. Under the above circumstances we would request you to take steps for a thorough probe so that culprits may be booked and money may be recovered. Further information if required may be finished. Thanking you. Yours faithfully. Sr. Manager Arvind Grover United Bank of India Ggn. M-16,1d DLF Colony Ggn. Sd/- Arvind Grover.” Crl. Misc. No. M- 30845 of 2010 (O&M) 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a widow and has 25 years of service to her credit. Petitioner has not been given an opportunity to explain herself. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the opinion that no ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is made out. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are serious in nature. As per the FIR the embezzlement committed by the petitioner is to the tune of Rs.29,70,000/-. Petitioner might be required for custodial interrogation. Dismissed. (SABINA) October 15, 2010 JUDGE Anand