Crl. Misc. No.M-15263 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-15263 of 2011 Date of Decision: 18.05.2011 Kulwinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Ms. Sushma Chopra, 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 quashing of order dated 11.10.1993 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Phillaur arising out of the case FIR No.83 dated 14.09.1991 registered under Section 7 of the Essential of Commodities Act, Police Station Phillaur, District Jalandhar, whereby the petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender with all consequential proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was not named in the FIR. The recovery was effected from Rajinder Kumar and Kartar Chand. It was stated by these people that the same was brought by them from the owner of M/s Preet Oil Store Talwan. The petitioner is not owner of the above store. He was never served even though he was residing on the same address. He learnt about the P.O proceedings only from the newspaper. As soon as, he came to know about Crl. Misc. No.M-15263 of 2011 2 this, he filed his bail application, which was dismissed. It is further contended that the petitioner is ready to surrender before the trial Court. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the trial Court on or before the next date of hearing. However, in case, the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court within ten days from today and files an application for regular bail, the same shall be decided within two days. Disposed of as above. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 18.05.2011 JUDGE gurpreet