Crl. Misc. No.M-16049 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-16049 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 16, 2011 Hawa Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.S.R. Hooda, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG, Haryana. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is an employee of Punjab National Bank, Gohana. He seeks the concession of pre-arrest bail in a case registered at the instance of Branch Manager on receipt of a compliant of Mahavir Parshad, alleging that a sum of ` 20000/- was handed over to the petitioner to be deposited in the account of his wife Anu Jain. The petitioner had allegedly retained that money for 4 days and subsequently deposited the same in the Bank. Crl. Misc. No.M-16049 of 2011 [2] Without expression of any opinion regarding the locus standi of the Bank Manager to lodge the FIR or regarding the intention of the petitioner to cheat the ultimate complainant, it is sufficient to observe that the petitioner has joined investigation. It does not appear to be a case of custodial interrogation. The amount of temporary embezzlement, if any, has already been deposited in the account of Anu Jain. Petition is allowed and it is ordered that in case of arrest of the petitioner he will be ordered to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions that he join investigation as and when required by the police and will not commit the similar offence of which he is accused of during the pendency of the trial. August 16, 2011 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE