IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-17816 of 2009 Date of decision : 19.08.2009 Munish Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of U.T. Chandigarh ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms. Naveen Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate for the U.T. Chandigarh. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case registered against the petitioner under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 474 IPC at police station Sector 17, Chandigarh vide FIR No. 52 dated 17.02.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire amount which was received by Naveen Nayer, has been repaid by now. Learned counsel for the U.T. Chandigarh submits that pursuant to order dated 07.07.2009, petitioner has joined the investigation. He has, however, refuted the claim of the petitioner that the entire amount which is the subject matter of the FIR (i.e. Rs. 50 lacs) has been repaid. According to the counsel, the cheques which were issued pursuant to alleged compromise, Annexure P-2 have been dishonoured by the bank. He has also submitted that the petitioner is one of the main accused in the case and is required for the purpose of custodial interrogation. Keeping in view the seriousness of allegations and the fact that Crl. Misc No. M-17816 of 2009 -2- the cheques purportedly issued pursuant to compromise have been dishonored, petitioner is not entitled to the concession of anticipatory bail. I thus, find no merit in the petition. The same is hereby, dismissed. 19.08.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE