IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.449 of 2007 PRAKASH CHANDRA VERMA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 25.8.2008 No one appears for the petitioner on repeated call, however learned counsel for the State is present. In the instant writ petition, the petitioner prays for quashing the FIR and criminal prosecution in connection with Mashrakh ps case no. 12 of 1994 dated 30.7.1994 u/s 420,468,469 and 471 I.P.C. on the ground that no case of misappropriation would be made out against him and he is aged about 70 years and suffering from several diseases. It is submitted by the State counsel that the petitioner was the District officer as well as District Manager of the Land Development Bank, Saran at the time when cheque was brought before him and he put his signature without proper verification of the same. He further submitted that the matter had been investigated by the Co-operative cell of the CID and vide para 11 of the counter affidavit, charge sheet no. 84 of 2007 dated 14.6.2007 has already been filed showing the petitioner to be an absconder. In view of the aforesaid development, this court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the remedy available in law before appropriate forum. Shashi. (S.P.Singh,J).