IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-7539 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: April 26, 2011 Khazan Singh …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Sansar Kundu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Vikas Malik, AAG, Haryana .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail in a case registered against the petitioner under sections 420,467,468,471,120-B IPC vide FIR No.184 dated 19.8.2010 at police station Julana, District Jind. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 16.11.2010, one prosecution witness i.e. complainant has already been examined and allegation against the petitioner is that he identified impersonator (Hoshiar Singh) as Phool Singh. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that allegations against the petitioner are serious. He, however, does not dispute the fact that trial of the case is already in progress and main accused in the case is Hoshiar Singh, who is in custody. Crl.Misc.No.M-7539 of 2011 - 2 - Keeping in view period of incarceration of petitioner and the fact that trial of the case is in progress, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the petitioner any longer. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Jind. Disposed of. April 26, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE