IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M-28485/2010(O&M) Date of decision: 27.9.2010. Harpal Singh ....................Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.CM Munjal,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.Oral Prayer under Section 438 Cr.PC, on behalf of petitioner- Harpal Singh, who is working as Cashier in Punjab Gramin Bank, is for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.33 dated 18.8.2010 under Sections 420/409 IPC. As per allegations levelled by the Manager of the Bank, the petitioner on 31.1.2009 had received a sum of Rs.1.20 lacs from an account holder and entered the same in the passbook returned to the account holder but did not make an entry in the account books of the Bank. It is stated that the account holder visited the Bank on 20.2.2009 to withdraw some money when this fact was discovered. Learned counsel submits that the amount of Rs.1.20 lacs was throughout lying in the bank and was entered on 25.2.2009 in the books of the bank. He submits that there was no mis-appropriation on behalf of the petitioner. Without commenting on the merits of the case, in my opinion, no case for grant of anticipatory bail is made out, as considerable amount of Rs.1.20 lacs is involved, which the petitioner allegedly did not account for about 24 days and kept the same in his custody, though allegedly, within the bank premises itself. Dismissed. 27.9.2010 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge