CHANCHAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) CHANCHAL Singh, an Inspector or the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation, has moved the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure challenging FIR No. 105 of 25-9-1989 registered at Police Station City Batala for offence under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

(2.) A copy of the FIR in question is Annexure P-3 and briefly it contains the allegations that Chanchal Singh was posted as an Inspector under the District Manager, Punsup, Gurdaspur and this Corporation dealt with the procurement of wheat, other essential commodities such as cement, palm oil, sugar, Urd whole, etc. and mis-appropriation of 973 bags of cement, 178 tins of palm oil, 28 bags of sugar, 55 kgs of Urd whole etc. was noticed. There is a specific mention in the FIR that the value of the commodities was Rs. 2166759.22 and this mis-appropriation was committed the petitioner at Batala Centre of the aforesaid Corporation.

(3.) ON behalf of the respondent it has been pointed out that there are specific allegations of mis-appropriation against the petitioner. During the course of arguments it has transpired that by now even a charge has been framed against the petitioner by the trial Court.