IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-6143 of 2009 Date of decision: 20th March, 2009 Rajbir Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Rajinder Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 9 dated 11.02.2009 registered at Police Station Rajound, District Kaithal under Sections 409, 420 IPC. On March 4, 2009, this Court had passed the following order: “Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was Sarpanch from March 2000 to April 2005 and after he had demitted office, due to political reasons, verification of the material used was carried. It was found that in the construction undertaken during the period when he was holding the office of Sarpanch, the material used was shown in excess. Counsel further states that offence, if any, pertains to documents and petitioner is said to be implicated at the instance of his political rival who took over as Sarpanch after petitioner had completed his tenure. Criminal Misc. No. M-6143 of 2009 Issue notice of motion to learned Advocate General, Haryana, for 20.3.2009. Meanwhile, in the event of arrest, petitioner shall be released on interim bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer. Petitioner shall join investigation as and when called for. Petitioner shall also abide by the conditions specified under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.” Counsel for the State, on instructions from Ram Chander ASI, states that petitioner has joined the investigation. It has further been submitted that no recovery of material or amount has been effected. Case of the prosecution is that petitioner was a Sarpanch. It has been shown that 6,50,000 bricks were shown to have been purchased but as per assessment only 2,49,000 bricks were used. This is a case of political vendetta, where on the ground of recovery, petitioner who was holding a public office of Sarpanch in the previous term, is being harassed. Hence, no case for custodial interrogation is made out. Accordingly, interim bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated March 4, 2009 is made absolute till submission of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan). Thereafter, petitioner will be permitted to furnish regular bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE March 20, 2009 rps 2