IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL STAY APPLICATION NO.8283 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.825 OF 2010 Saurabh Chowdhary ……… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and two others ……… Respondents Dated: September 28, 2010 HON. DHARAM VEER, J. Heard Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. T.C. Agarwal, Additional Government Advocate for the State. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing of the F.I.R. No.208 of 2010, registered at Police Station Nehru Colony, Dehradun, relating to offences punishable under Sections 420 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, IPC). Brief facts of the case are that respondent no.3 Smt. Meenakshi Bhatt moved an application u/s 156(3) of Cr.P.C. and got lodged a First Information Report at P.S. Nehru Colony, Dehradun with the allegations that the petitioner and the respondent no.3 are known to each other since 2008-09 and the petitioner took her into confidence that he has a wide approach in the various schools located at Dehradun and also being well known with the ministers of the State. It is further stated that the petitioner also assured respondent no.3 that he will make out an arrangement for the admission of the students. Relying upon the petitioner, respondent no.3 gave ` 24.00 lacs to the petitioner for the admission of six students and the petitioner assured to the respondent no.3 that he will get the admission within a 2 week. It is alleged that after expiry of stipulated time, the respondent no.3 approached the petitioner and enquire about the admission but the petitioner linger on the matter on one pretext or another and also not returned her money back. There are specific allegations against the petitioner in the First Information Report. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and that of learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and the contents of the First Information Report and facts and circumstances of the case indicates that a prima facie case under the aforesaid sections is made out against the petitioner. Keeping in view all these facts and circumstances of the case, the Court is of the view that the petitioner is not entitled to get any relief at this stage. The writ petition, being devoid of merit, is dismissed in limine. (Stay Application No. 8283 of 2010 also stands dismissed). (Dharam Veer, J.) 28.9.2010 RG