IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-33662 of 2010 Date of decision: 08.12.2010 Shankar Lal …. Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ….. Respondent Present : Mr. Satish Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Sran, Addl. A.G., Haryana. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 2.6.2009 for the offences under Sections 406, 409, 120-B and 201 IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Gian Singh, District Manager of Confed, Nuh. The complainant submitted an application for registration of FIR against the petitioner Shankar Lal, Store Keeper, Confed, Ferozepur Jhirka and Sh. Krar Hussain village Kheri Kalan, Transport Contractor. It is alleged that the petitioner who is a store-keeper, Confed, Ferozepur Jhirka was not supplying the record relating to distribution of Mid-Day Meal for the school children for the year 2008-2009 inspite of it being demanded again and again. He submitted that the petitioner was asked vide letter No.301 dated 23.5.2009 from the office of District Manager, Confed Nuh to supply the record for the year 2008-2009 but he did not deposit the Crl. Misc. No. M-33662 of 2010 [2] same. The District Fundamental Education Officer, Nuh vide his letter No.349 dated 20.3.2009, Ferozepur Jhirka Block reported that 826-58 quintals of wheat and 606-78 quintals of rice had been supplied to the school but no quantity had been shown in the block Nagina. There was large differences in the supply and the store-keeper had given the list of excess distribution to Block Education Officer. The allegations against the petitioner are that he in conspiracy with others has misappropriated 155738 quintals of wheat and 1266 quintals of rice of block Ferozepur Jhirka, 622 quintals of wheat and 721 quintals of rice of block Nagina and 8281 quintals of wheat and 788 quintals of rice of block Punhana. The record relating to the distribution of Mid-Day Meal for the school children for the year 2008-2009 has not been supplied by the petitioner and the challan has since been filed. The case against the petitioner is to be established by the prosecution by leading evidence. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 06.8.2010. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The custody of the petitioner is not required for the purposes of investigation. In the afore-noticed facts and circumstances, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned trial Magistrate shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE December 08, 2010 amit