IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M- 8041 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : July 28, 2009. Balbir Singh @ Bira and others ...Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr.A.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab Mr.S.S.Chahal, Advocate for the complainant AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH,J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners does not press the present bail application qua Balbir Singh @ Bira petitioner No.1. Petition qua him dismissed as not pressed. He submits that Amarjit@ Ambi and Soni petitioners no.2 and 3 respectively, have been attributed injuries which have been declared as simple in nature. He prays that the petitioners are in custody for more than one year and ten months and the trial is not likely to conclude soon as the case is now fixed for 03.08.2009 for defense evidence. Learned counsel for the petitioners further states that in a Criminal complaint filed by mother of petitioners no.2 and 3, the trial Court has summoned the accused. The complaint was based on the same incidence, which involves the present F.I.R. and therefore, the cases are likely to be clubbed together and the matter stands referred to Sessions Judge. In the light of this he further submits that much more time is likely to be taken for the conclusion of the trial. Criminal Misc. No.M- 8041 of 2009 -2- I have heard learned counsel for the parties. In view of the fact that the injuries attributed to the petitioner nos.2 and 3 namely Amarjit @ Ambi and Soni have been declared simple, which fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the respondents and further that the petitioners are in custody since last one year and ten months and the trial is not likely to conclude soon, the bail application is allowed qua petitioner no.2 namely Amarjit @ Ambi and petitioner no.3 namely Soni. They are directed to be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) July 28, 2009 Judge ps