ORDER

Swatanter Kumar, J. - F.I.R. No. 31 of 1994 was registered against Balraj Singh Takhar accused respondent herein under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 474 read with Section 120-B Indian Penal Code under the jurisdiction of P.S. Division No. 5, Jalandhar.

2. According to the prosecution, the case was registered on the basis of an application received from Mrs. Geena Gill addressed to the S.S.P. Jalandhar. The complainant claims to be a permanent resident of U.S.A. and she had appointed the accused, her uncle, as general attorney in order to take care of her moveable properties and bank accounts in India. However, Balraj Singh Takhar allegedly indulged in misappropriation of properties and withdrew large sums from her bank accounts for his personal use. Having come to know of such activities of the accused, the complainant cancelled the general power of attorney in November, 1990, which she had executed in the year 1983. Various documents and even cheque book etc. were not returned by him to the complainant. In fact the accused forged a cheque of Rs. 40 lacs from the cheque book, of account No. SB/38 14990 of Punjab and Sind Bank, Basti Guzan, Jalandhar. This fact came to the