In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No.M-16829 of 2008 (O&M). Date of decision : 9.7.2008. Sewa Singh ..... Petitioner. vs. State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents. Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal. Present: Mr.T.P.Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 3.6.2008 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kapurthala, whereby she has refused to release a sum of Rs.2 lacs deposited by the accused in the court in terms of the direction given by this court. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in terms of the directions given by this court, the accused deposited a sum of Rs.4 lacs with the court out of which Rs.2 lacs has been released to the petitioner/ complainant and the remaining Rs.2 lacs has not been released. He submitted that the petitioner was duped of Rs.17 lacs. He had raised loan to pay the amount to the accused and in case the amount is refunded to him, he may be able to repay the amount to the person from whom the loan has been raised. However, I do not find any merit in the contention of the learned counsel. Proceedings before the court below are not for recovery of the amount allegedly paid by the petitioner to respondent no.2. For that the petitioner may avail of appropriate remedy in accordance with law. It was a condition for grant of bail that the court had directed the accused to deposit Rs.4 lacs with the court. Out of this amount, a sum of Rs.2 lacs has already been released to the petitioner/ complainant. The balance shall be dealt with at the time of final decision of the case. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. 9.7.2008 (Rajesh Bindal) vs. Judge