Satish Kumar Mittal, J.

1. The petitioners, who are facing trial in C.B.I. Case No. RC-1(S)-1/2000/SIC-IV/ND dated 11.1.2000 under Section 120-B read with Sections 302, 307, 323,326, 342, 363, 506 I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 5 of the Anti Hijacking Act, 1982 and under Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, have filed this criminal revision, which is barred by limitation, for setting aside the order dated 30.10.2006 passed by the Designated Court, Patiala, whereby the application filed by the accused for summoning the defence witnesses, was partly accepted.

2. In this case, after completion of the prosecution witnesses, the petitioners filed an application for summoning the following persons in their defence witnesses:

(i) Dr. Farooq Abdulah Former Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir

(ii) Mr. Madan Lal Khurana, Former Chief Minister, Delhi.

(iii) Superintendent, Tihar Jail, Delhi.

(iv) Inspector General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir.

(v) Commissioner of Police, Delhi

(vii) Chief Aerodroms Authority, Kandhar, Aerodrome, Afghanistan

through Embassy of Afghanistan, New Delhi.

3. The trial court after coming to the conclusion has declined to summon the aforesaid defence witnesses, wh