In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 163 of 2009 Date of Decision:21-01-2009 Jagmohan Singh ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. S.S.Gill,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab SABINA, J.(Oral) Petitioner-Jagmohan Singh has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 113 dated 26.3.2008 under Sections 420/406 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station, Sadar, Patiala. Prosecution story in brief is that Gurmeet Singh Arora, President of Bhupindra International Public School used to give cheques to petitioner-Jagmohan Singh to be handed over to Jain Petrol Pump. Petitioner used to fill in excess amount in the cheques with regard to the price of petrol/diesel, which was to be filled in the vehicles of the school. Petitioner continued doing this up to December, 2006. During enquiry, it was found that the petitioner had misappropriated the school funds to the tune of Rs. 67276.09 P. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is merely working as a driver. There is no occasion or possibility for him to have embezzled such a huge amount. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that Crl. Misc. No. M- 163 of 2009 -2- the petitioner was managing the transport wing of the school and had misappropriated huge amount belonging to the school. Proceedings for declaring the petitioner as proclaimed offender are going on. The case is under investigation. The allegation leveled against the petitioner are that he has misappropriated Rs. 67272.09 P. belonging to the school. In this regard custodial interrogation of the petitioner would be required. Keeping in view the seriousness of the offence involved, this criminal misc. petition is dismissed. (SABINA) JUDGE January 21, 2009 PARAMJIT