IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M 20965 of 2011 Date of decision : August 26, 2011 Satpal Singh @ Pali and another ...... Petitioners v. State of Punjab, ...... Respondent *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. J.B.S.Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajinder Mathur, AAG Punjab *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The petitioners seek grant of regular bail in case FIR No.87, dated 4.8.2007, registered under Sections 363, 366-A, 376(2G), 34 of the IPC, at Police Station Hariana, District Hoshiarpur. On 21.7.2011, the following contentions were noticed :- “ This is an application for regular bail. Learned counsel has argued that the petitioners have been in custody for the last 3 years and 11 months for an offence under Section 376 IPC. He further states that two additional accused have now been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C.” Crl.Misc.No. M 20965 of 2011 : 2 : Counsel for the respondent, on instructions from SI Darshan Singh, has accepted the factual assertions but has argued that since the case relates to a minor girl, bail should not be granted to the petitioners. In normal circumstances, this Court would have refused bail but the fact remains that the trial is now likely to be further delayed because of summoning of additional accused under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to grant the concession of bail to the petitioners. Bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, Hoshiarpur. Petition stands disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) August 26, 2011. JUDGE `kk'