In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-35479 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:8.1.2010 Darshan Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Parminder Singh Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC. The petitioner is in custody since 13.6.2009 and his custody is not required for any investigation. The trial in the case is likely to take time. It is not in dispute that the co-accused in the case, namely, Sukhpal Singh has been granted the concession of bail by this Court vide order dated 29.10.2009 passed in Criminal Misc. No.M-24063 of 2009. On the strength of the said order Didar Singh has also been granted the concession of bail vide order dated 2.12.2009 passed in Criminal Misc. No.M-30235 of 2009. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The allegations against the petitioner are that he impersonated himself as the owner of the land and was instrumental in the sale of the land of Kulwant Singh. The case is based Cr. Misc. No.M-35479 of 2009 [2] primarily on documentary evidence. According to the petitioner, the complainant Kulwant Singh is in possession of the land said to be sold and his name is also mentioned in the revenue records as owner. Learned counsel for the State has submitted that the petitioner has made an extra-judicial confession before one Rajinder Singh son of Amarjit Singh, the ex-Chairman, Block Samiti, Sehna. The effect of the same is to be considered by the trial Court after evidence has been led. In the circumstances, the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barnala shall be admitted to bail. The criminal miscellaneous petition stands disposed of. January 8, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*