IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-239 of 2011 Date of decision : 25.3.2011 Karan Singh …. Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …. Respondent Present: Mr. Jitender Nara, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. G.S. Sandhu, AAG, Haryana. *** S.S. SARON, J. Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered against him on 16.6.2009 for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The FIR in the case has been registered on the statement of Bala Ram, complainant. It is alleged by the complainant that a forged sale deed had been got executed on 19.11.2007 by impersonating the owner of the land namely Jhangi Ram. The complainant Bala Ram was in cultivating possession of the land which was sold vide sale deed dated 19.11.2007. During investigation, Ravi Kumar was arrested and he named Manoj who was also involved. Besides, Ram Kishan was arrested on 5.3.2010. Manoj during investigation stated that Karan Singh (petitioner) had impersonated as Jhangi Ram, seller at the time of execution of the sale deed. The petitioner was arrested on 5.3.2010 and since then he is in custody. The prosecution is to establish and prove its case by leading evidence. The prosecution has cited 26 PWs. However, till date CRM No. M-239 of 2011 [2] no witness has been examined. The case is triable by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class. The trial in the case is likely to take time. The petitioner is in custody for the last more than one year. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the Crl. Misc. petition is allowed and the petitioner on his furnishing personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court shall be admitted to bail. (S.S. SARON) March 25, 2011 JUDGE amit