In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CRM-M21986 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on Aug 12,2009. Manohar Lal, Sarpanch -- Petitioner vs. State of Haryana --Respondent. CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.R.S.Mamli,Advocate, for the petitioner Rakesh Kumar Jain, J: The petitioner has applied for anticipatory bail in case registered vide FIR No.523 dated 30.11.2008 under Sections 420, 467,468,471,120-B IPC at Police Station. Fatehabad, District Fatehabad. Briefly, the allegations against the petitioner are that he along- with his co-accused had withdrawn old age pension of some dead persons after affixing their thumb impression and forging and fabricating the relevant record. The alleged embezzlement was brought to the notice of Deputy Commissioner, Fatehabad, Chief Minister, Haryana, and to the Department of Social Welfare. The investigation was carried by the S.D.M,Fatehabad and District Welfare Officer, Fatehabad, who had found that the petitioner was at fault. The petitioner was suspended by the Deputy Commissioner. Accused Nos. 1 to 9 have stated in the enquiry that they had taken double pension. CRM-M21986 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Apprehending his arrest in the aforesaid FIR and before coming to this Court, the petitioner had applied for anticipatory bail before the learned learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Fatehabad, which was dismissed on 18.7.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner who had taken the pension had already deposited the amount. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to political reason. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the record, I do not find it to be a fit case for the purpose of granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner because it has been found in the enquiry that the petitioner has been indulging in withdrawing pension amount of the persons who had already died. There are specific allegations against the petitioner, Thus, keeping in view the seriousness of the offence where as the old age pension is being embezzled by a person in whom the whole village reposes confidence, I am of the view that the petitioner does not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail and hence the same is hereby dismissed. Aug 12,2009 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge