IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-5407 of 2009 Date of decision : 16.04.2009 Rohit Khanna ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.S. Cheema, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Tanu Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Sarabjit Singh, Advocate for the complainant. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition for grant of regular bail in case registered against the petitioner under Sections 307, 353, 186 and 34 IPC vide FIR No. 457 dated 11.12.2008 at police station Division No. 6, Jalandhar. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner was added in the post script of the FIR, even after the same had been signed by Deputy Director, Income Tax Department and seven other officials. Learned counsel further submits that the main accused namely Yashpal Khanna has already been granted bail by the Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, though under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. Counsel further contends that the only role attributed to the petitioner in the entire FIR is that he grappled with the income tax officials. Learned counsel for the State, has however, opposed the prayer for releasing the petitioner on bail on the ground that allegations against Crl. Misc No. M-5407 of 2009 -2- him are serious in nature. In view of the fact that trial is likely to take some time to conclude, I am of the considered view that petitioner is entitled to concession of bail pending trial. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody during the pendency of the trial. Moreover, petitioner being a local resident, possibility of his escaping from the process of law is remote. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar. 16.04.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE