Criminal Misc. No. 25344 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 25344 of 2009 Date of decision: November 05, 2009 Hans Raj -Petitioner Versus State of Haryana -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. RS Sihota, Senior Advocate, with Mr. BR Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG, Haryana. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for bail in a case registered against the petitioner in a case under Sections 420/467/468/471/473/120-B IPC at police station Sector 7 Faridabad. Mr. Sihota has argued that the main accused namely Jagmohan has already been released on bail by the court below. According to counsel, the petitioner was an employee of Jagmohan, as would be evident from the disclosure statement made by Jagmohan, Annexure P-2. Learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature as forged power of attorneys have been recovered from him. Mr. Dhir, however, does not dispute the fact that main accused Jagmohan has already been granted bail. Keeping in view the facts & circumstances of the case as also the period of incarceration already undergone i.e. since 13.6.2009, no Criminal Misc. No. 25344 of 2009 2 useful purpose will be served by detaining the petitioner in custody pending trial as the trial may take a considerable time to conclude. So, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Faridabad. [Rajan Gupta] Judge November 05, 2009. 'ask'