IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-17731 of 2009 Date of decision : August 11, 2009 Parmod Kumar ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. RS Rai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Karan Pathak, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Sidharth Sarup, AAG, Haryana L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Parmod Kumar has filed this petition for bail in case FIR No. 72 dated 23.4.2009 under sections 420, 471, 467, 468, 381, 120-B IPC, Police Station DLF Phase-I, Gurgaon. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, petitioner was employee of the complainant-company. The company had been issuing cheques in which blanks were filled with computer prints. However, it was found on verification from bank account statements that several hand-written cheques had been encashed for total amount of Rs 4,97,200/-. In addition, a sum of Rs 18,05,000/- had also been withdrawn by cheques issued in favour of self. Criminal Misc. No. M-17731 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that the petitioner is in custody since 22.5.2009 and in the FIR Padamanav Kundu and Bimal Kant Singh were named as main culprits having custody of the cheques whereas the petitioner and one Sunil Nautiyal were assisting them. On the other hand, learned State counsel contended that it was the petitioner who in collusion with co-accused Amit Kumar, Sanjay Parkash and Kirti Parkash deposited the cheques of Rs 4,97,200/- in the account of Kirti Parkash and withdrew the amount. As regards Rs 18,05,000/-, the same is also suspected to be withdrawn by the petitioner, although report of the hand-writing expert regarding the signatures on the cheques for withdrawing the said amount is still awaited. Keeping in view all the circumstances but without meaning to express any opinion on the merits, I do not find it to be a fit case for releasing the petitioner on bail. Dismissed. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 11, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'