Crl. Misc. No. 9586 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. 9586 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 04.04.2011 Naveen Kumar and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Ms. Deepika Verma, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 05.07.2010 (Annexure P3), whereby the learned ACJM, Hoshiarpur has declared the petitioners as proclaimed offenders. Ms. Deepika Verma, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioners has referred to the statement made by Ashok Kumar that he took Shyam Lal, Member Panchayat, V. Karluhi along with him and raided the house of Naveen Kumar (petitioner No. 1) but he was not found present. Later on, he came to know that he has not come to the house for the last 2 years. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed on record the photocopy of voter I. Card of petitioner No. 1 in which his residential address is shown to be as H. No. 615/2, Milk Colony Dhanas, Chandigrh. Counsel for the petitioner has further informed that the petitioner has been residing in Chandigarh for the last 5 years. She has further argued that no proceedings under Section 82 Cr.P.C has been carried out before declaring petitioners as Proclaimed Offenders. As far as petitioner No. 2 is concerned, Crl. Misc. No. 9586 of 2011 (O&M) -2- learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record his medical card (Annexure P5) in which it has been shown that petitioner No. 2 had received 50% burnt injuries and was admitted in the hospital on 06.10.2010 and was discharged on 08.11.2010 and now he is not in a condition to give any statement. It has further been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that both the petitioners are ready to face the trial. In view of the above, direction is given to the petitioners to appear before the trial Court within 15 days from the receipt of certified copy of this order and furnish their bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court which shall be accepted by the trial Court. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of. April 04, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) G.Arora JUDGE