Criminal Misc. No. M-4100 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-4100 of 2009 Date of Decision: 12.2.2009 Sukhwant Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Sarabjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Petitioner is sought to be prosecuted in case FIR No. 32 dated 24.8.2006 registered at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar, under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC and 13(1)(c)(d) read with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Counsel for the petitioner has stated that he was not posted in the office where the alleged embezzlement take place. It is a disputed question of fact which cannot be gone into in a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Counsel further submits that enquiry (Annexure P3) was conducted by the Assistant Registrar and the petitioner has been found innocent. Departmental enquiry per se will not absolve the petitioner of the criminal offence. Furthermore, enquiry report is not per se admissible. The investigation of the case has not concluded as yet. Criminal Misc. No. M-4100 of 2009 2 No ground is made out to quash the FIR. No merits. Dismissed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 12, 2009 “DK”