Crl. Misc.No.M 6740 of 2010(O&M) #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc.No.M 6740 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision:-23.09.2010 Gautam Joshi. ......Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:- None for the Petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. *** JASWANT SINGH, J.(ORAL) Crl. Misc.No.12209 of 2010 Allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc.No.M 6740 of 2010 Petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 482 Cr.PC for quashing of FIR No.287 dated 5.8.2005 under Sections 22/61/85 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act registered with Police Station Sadar, Amritsar. On the last date of hearing following order was passed:- “The proxy Counsel for the petitioner seeks a date on the ground that the arguing counsel is in Crl. Misc.No.M 6740 of 2010(O&M) #2# personal difficulty. The prayer is allowed. In the interest of justice, adjourned to 19.5.2010. The status report of the trial Court was also sought for, which has been received. As per the status report, challan had been presented, against the accused-petitioner, in the Court, on 31.10.2005, in the absence, of the accused. He was produced before the Court, from jail, on 21.11.2005, and was, ultimately, released on bail on 22.11.2005. It is further stated that the accused petitioner has been absent, from the Court since, 21.10.2009, and his bail bonds and surety bonds were ordered to be cancelled and forfeited to the State. It is further evident from the status report that the accused- petitioner has since been declared as proclaimed offender vide order dated 20.2.2010.” None has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner. In view of the fact that the petitioner has been declared as a proclaimed offender, I do not deem it appropriate to invoke the powers under Section 482 Cr.PC. Dismissed. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE 23rd September, 2010 Vinay