SONA DEVI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner Sona Devi, Ex-Sarpanch, resident of village Sudhour, has invoked the provisions of Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No. 155 dated 17.05.2006 under Sections 409, 420 IPC, registered against her at Police Station Shahbad, Distt. Kurukshetra (Annexure P6).

(2.) THE allegations as laid down in FIR are that Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Shahbad (Kurukshetra), forwarded a letter No. 4217 dated 17.05.2006 to SHO, Police Station, Shahbad, for registration of the case against the petitioner, on the allegations that during tenure of the petitioner as Sarpanch i.e. w.e.f. Year 2002 to 2005, the grant was given to Development Samiti Sudhour. When the assessment was made, then it came out that the petitioner had embezzled a sum of Rs. 2,19,958/-. Before registration of the case, letter was written by Block Development to the Deputy Commissioner on 21.04.2006, wherein, he pointed out that the following grants were given to Gram Panchayat Vikas Samiti, Sudhour :-

(3.) ARGUMENTS heard. Record perused.