Crl. Misc. No.M-3787 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-3787 of 2011 Date of Decision: 07.02.2011 Satnam Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. R.S. Madan, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C for setting aside of impugned order dated 11.10.2010 issuing proclamation against the petitioner and the order dated 13.12.2010 declaring the petitioner as proclaimed offender passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhari in Criminal Case No.328 of 2010 in FIR No.218 dated 01.07.2010 under Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 307 and 506 of IPC registered at Police Station Farakpur. It is contended that before initiating the proclamation proceedings, the trial Court did not follow the provisions of Section 82 of Cr.P.C. It is further stated that no sincere efforts to serve the petitioner or have the warrants of arrest executed was made. Whereas, the petitioner is working in Jalandhar and that was very much in the knowledge of the Investigating Agency and could have been easily served. In these facts, it is apparent that the petitioner was not Crl. Misc. No.M-3787 of 2011 2 absconding or concealing himself. It is also stated that the petitioner is ready to surrender before the trial Court. Without going into the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that in case, the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court and files an application for bail, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds to its satisfaction. Disposed of as above. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 07.02.2011 JUDGE gurpreet