IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 8064-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 08.02.2007 Pritpal Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * Petitioner Pritpal Singh, apprehending his arrest in a non- bailable offence in case FIR No. 120 dated 23.9.2006 registered at Police Station Beas, Police District Majitha, District Amritsar, under Section 409 IPC, has filed this petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the grant of anticipatory bail. I have heard counsel for the petitioner and gone through the contents of the FIR as well as the order dated 25.11.2006, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, whereby bail application of the petitioner has been dismissed. In this case, it has been alleged that the petitioner, who was posted as Clerk in the office of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Baba Bakala and was working on the seat of MTC, has mis-appropriated an amount of Rs. 1,32,426/- by not depositing the said amount, during the period 2004-05 and 2005-06. Keeping in view the nature of allegations and the amount alleged to have been embezzled by the petitioner, no case for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Dismissed. February 08, 2007 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE