S. D. Bajaj, J.

1. Petitioner Kashmira Singh was serving as Secretary-cum-Cashier of Kanganwal Co- operative Agricultural Service Society Ltd. , in district Sangrur in the year 1984. In arbitration references under sec. 55 of the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act 1961 detailed in para 2 of Cr1. Misc. No: 3926-M of 1988, the arbitrator gave in all ten awards amounting to Rs.36,879/- against him. Petitioner has preferred appeals against these awards in terms of sec. 68 of the Act aforesaid, which are still pending.

2. Inspector in-charge of the Co-operative Societies, in connivance with its management, who are allegedly hostile to the petitioner, got First Information Report No.91 registered in police Station, Ahmedgarh against the petitioner on May 19, 1984 in respect of the amounts covered by the arbitration awards. On the basis of it a challan has been put up against the petitioner in the court of Shri P. C. Suman, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Malerkotla. A copy of the charge framed against the petitioner by the learned trial court has been filed as Annexure P 3 to the petition.

3. I have heard Shri G. S. Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioner, Shri Subhir Sehgal, Advo