JUDGMENT :

Kuldip Singh, J.

The Petitioner has filed petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing FIR No. 244 of 2010 registered on 26.10.2010 at Police Station, Manali, District Kullu, H.P.

2. The pleaded case of the Petitioner is that one Nanak Chand had lodged a report that the officials of Punjab and Sindh Bank, Manali have committed cheating and forgery with respect to his account. On this police made investigation and during investigation, it was found that one Kashmir Singh Rana committed offence of forgery, cheating and criminal breach of trust with the Bank as well as with the customers of the Bank and a case under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468 and 471 Indian Penal Code was registered against Kashmir Singh Rana. The police also registered case against the Petitioner u/s 120-B Indian Penal Code on the ground that the Petitioner at the time of commission of offence was holding the charge of Bank as Branch manager.

3. On completion of investigation, the police has filed challan in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Manali. The Petitioner at the stage of consideration of charge on 22.6.2011 s