This order will dispose of Criminal Miscellaneous No. 2635-B of 1986 moved by Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Chaudhari, D.H.O., Faisalabad, Criminal Miscellaneous 2561-B of 1986 moved by Jalal Din, Head-Cashier, D. H .O.'s Office and Criminal Miscellaneous 2570-B of 1986 moved by Ghulam Ahmad Bhatti, Junior Cashier.
The prosecution case is that under the direction of Dr. Muhammad Ishaq, D. H.O. , Jalal Din and Ghulam Ahmad Bhatti (petitioners) had kept public money (Salaries of the contingent staff) in a private locker in the names of Jalal Din Head Cashier and Ghulam Ahmad Bhatti, Junior Cashier.
The keeping of public money in a private locker at United Bank Limited, Faisalabad in the names of Jalal Din and Ghulam Ahmad Bhatti petitioners is not denied.
3. It is stated that it had been kept in the locker to save it from being looted. It is further stated that this was the salary of contingent staff belonging to Faisalabad, Jaranwala and Samundari and was to be paid to them on different dates. No complaint has been made by any member of the staff against the petitioners of either late payment or of less payment of salary to them, it is added.
Furthermore, there is no allegation against the petitioners of having utilised the said amount for their private ends. It is also stated that the petitioners who were suspended from service have been re-instated. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners no departmental action is being taken against the petitioners. All the three petitioners are public servants. No shortage of public money has been detected during investigation nor is there any complaint against the petitioners from any staff member of late payment of salary to them.
4. In these circumstances, it appears to be a case of further inquiry as to the guilt of the petitioners.
They are no longer required for the purpose of investigation which is said to be complete.