IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-36636 of 2011 Date of decision : December 19, 2011 Amarjit Kaur and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. RS Rawat, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Amarjit Kaur and her son Rajinder Kumar have filed this petition for bail in case FIR No.190 dated 24.10.2011, under sections 436, 427 IPC, registered at Police Station City, Gurdaspur. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. According to the prosecution version, petitioners set on fire two scooters. Counsel for the petitioners contended that even according to the prosecution version, offence under section 436 IPC is not made out and the case would fall under section 435 IPC only. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Satbir Singh contended that windows of the house of the complainant also suffered damage in the fire as depicted by photographs although it has not been specifically mentioned in the inquiry that windows of the house suffered damage. The petitioners are in custody since Criminal Misc. No. M-36636 of 2011 -2- 30.10.2011 i.e. for more than 1½ months. Investigation and trial is likely to take time. Without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case to extend the benefit of bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the instant bail petition is allowed. Bail to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Gurdaspur. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 19, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'