IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-28023 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 08, 2008 Baljeet .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Durgesh Aggarwal, Advocate, for Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sidharth Sarup, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.84 dated 7.8.2008 lodged for offences under Section(s) 420, 406 IPC with Police Station, Garhi, District Jind. It was contended at the time when the matter was taken up for hearing on 24.10.2008 that Ratiya, uncle of the petitioner had mortgaged property with Phoolpati, mother of the petitioner, as is evident from writing dated 10.9.1967. The property could not be redeemed within three years and it continued with the parents of the petitioner. Legal Crl. Misc. No. M-28023 of 2008 [2] representatives of Ratiya filed an application before the revenue authorities in regard to the land for entry of mutation. It has been pleaded that on account of civil dispute, the petitioner has been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the respondent State, on instructions from Rajinder Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, states that the petitioner has joined investigation on 17.11.2008 and has taken a stand before the investigating officer that although money has been taken, however, it has been spent and therefore cannot be returned. Considering the above, no ground for bail is made out as embezzlement of Rs.1 lac is involved. The money was taken on the pretext that employment in Government job would be arranged. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) December 08, 2008 JUDGE avin