In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CRM-M 16153 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on Aug 12,2009. Som Nath Sharma -- Petitioner vs. The State of Punjab --Respondent. CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.Vikas Bali,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.K.D.Sachdeva,Addl.A.G.Punjab, for the respondent/State. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J: Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has applied for anticipatory bail in case registered vide FIR No. 62 dated 15.4.2009 under Sections 409,420,467,468,471,120-B IPC, at Police Station, Phillaur, District,Jalandhar. The aforesaid FIR was registered on the complaint of Dr.Charanjit Singh, Senior Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Phillaur. The allegations against the petitioner are that while working as a Steno, in connivance with Jasbir Kaur Clerk, a fraud was committed which has been enquired into by team of four members who have detected embezzlement of Rs.19,69,271/-. Before coming to this Court, the petitioner had applied for CRM-M 16153 of 2009 (O&M) -2- anticipatory bail which was dismissed by learned Addl.Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, on 03.6.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Moreover, it is submitted that he is a temporary Steno. He is on deputation and had to work only for 2 days in a week, therefore, there is no question of his involvement in the present crime. Learned counsel for the State has submitted that co-accused of the petitioner had earlier applied for bail vide CRM-M 12404 of 2009, (O&M) which has been dismissed by Hon'ble Mr.Justice Mohinder Pal on 06.5.2009. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of the offence which is quite serious, and also the fact that the co-accused has already been denied anticipatory bail by this Court, I do not find it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Hence the bail application is hereby dismissed. Aug 12,2009 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge