Criminal Misc. No. M-14900 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-14900 of 2011 Date of Decision: 30.5.2011 Bhura Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Harinder Pal Singh Ishar, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 C.P.C. seeking quashing of case FIR No. 74 dated 29.8.2000, registered at Police Station Boha, District Mansa, under Sections 307, 379, 332, 186, 353, 189, 148 and 149 IPC. Petitioner, in the above said case, was declared as a Proclaimed Offender. It is stated that vide judgment dated 28.7.2007 (Annexure P3), co-accused of the petitioner were acquitted and they were granted benefit of doubt. Learned counsel has relied upon the judgment (Annexure P3) to submit that this Court should quash proceedings of the above said FIR as even if trial of the petitioner is conducted, no other opinion can be formulated except the one which has been pronounced by the trial Court in its judgment (Annexure P3). The petitioner has been arrested after a period of nine years of Criminal Misc. No. M-14900 of 2011 2 the registration of the case. Therefore, this Court cannot quash the proceedings as no premium can be granted to a person who became outlaw. However, since the petitioner is stated to be in custody since 27.2.2010 and his co-accused have already been acquitted, the present petition is disposed of by directing the trial Court to conclude trial of the case qua the petitioner within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 30, 2011 “DK”