CRM No. M 36090 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 36090 of 2010 Date of decision: 08.12.2010 Avtar Singh ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. A S Gill, Advocate for the petitioner -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the order dated 11.10.2010 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, vide which, the petitioner has been wrongly declared as proclaimed offender. It is stated that the petitioner was initially on anticipatory bail. Thereafter, challan was presented on 25.08.2009 in the absence of the petitioner. He was never called. Thereafter, he was never served. The proclamation was issued on 09.04.2010 and was declared proclaimed offender on 11.10.2010. It is further stated that the petitioner had no reason to abstain from the Court. In view of the above facts, in case, the petitioner appears on or CRM No. M 36090 of 2010 2 before the next date fixed before the Trial Court and files his application for bail, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds and heavy surety to the satisfaction of the trial Court. Disposed of accordingly. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 08.12.2010 mohan