IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 2332 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : February 06, 2009 Rajbir Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. JV Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. SS Pattar, Sr. DAG Haryana Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking anticipatory bail in case FIR No.225 dated 28.9.2008 under sections 408 IPC registered at Police Station Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. In the instant case, the petitioner was working as Secretary/Manager of Kainthal Khurd Cooperative Credit and Service Society Limited, Kainthal Khurd. During the course of his service, he along with co-accused Balkar Singh is alleged to have misappropriated a sum of Rs 30, 96, 460/- by withdrawing the same from the accounts of as many as 15 depositors. The statements of aforesaid 15 depositors have also been recorded under section 161 Cr.P.C. by ASI Naseeb Singh, Investigating Officer of this case, who is present in the Court, where, in their respective statements they have categorically stated that the petitioner has withdrawn their amount from the accounts after forging their signatures. Criminal Misc. -M No. 2332 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Both the accused in this case are at large. The allegations are serious. Thus, the custodial interrogation is required to dig out the truth. Even otherwise, it is well settled that the provisions under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are to be invoked sparingly and in exceptional circumstances which are lacking in this case. Hence no ground for granting anticipatory bail is made out. Criminal Misc. is dismissed. ( Pritam Pal ) February 06, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'