IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16880 of 2010 PURUSHOTTAM SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 2/ 5.7.2010 None appears on repeated calls. The petition was brought among some of the top cases of the list, probably considering the urgency of the matter. On perusing the petition, what I find is that the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR of Bettiah Town P.S. Case no. 115 of 2010 registered under section 409 of the IPC. The law is very clear that FIR could be quashed only if the facts alleged were not constituting any cognizable offence. The allegation is that the petitioner defalcated huge sum of public money on account of which it could not be said that facts do not constitute cognizable offence. The police has the statutory powers to investigate cognizable offence and that power could not be curtailed by the court. The petition stands dismissed. Anil/ ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)