Criminal Misc.No.M-15613 of 2011(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-15613 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 02, 2011 Amrik Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Sandeep Wadhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, petitioner has prayed for setting aside the orders dated January 04th, 1999 (Annexure P5) and November 11th, 1999 (Annexure P6) passed by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Dasuya, whereby, petitioner was declared proclaimed offender and his bail was cancelled. Petitioner is facing trial in case bearing First Information Report No.72, dated June 20th, 1988 registered under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, in Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur. Learned counsel for petitioner has stated that petitioner appeared before the Trial Court for about 10 years. Under the belief that he has been discharged, he left the country and settled in Germany. Since, he did not appear before the Trial Court, warrants of arrest were issued against him by order dated January 04th, 1999 (Annexure P5) and, thereafter, he was declared `proclaimed offender' by order dated November 11th, 1999 (Annexure P6). Taking into consideration the offence, for which the petitioner is being tried, that is, under the Excise Act and he Criminal Misc.No.M-15613 of 2011(O&M) [ 2 ] appeared for a period of ten years before the Trial Court, the impugned order (Annexure P6), vide which he was declared proclaimed offender, is set aside. Resultantly, it is ordered that petitioner shall appear before the Trial Court on or before August 07th, 2011 and shall move an application for bail. The Trial Court shall admit him to bail to its satisfaction. Since the matter pertains to the year 1988, and now we are in 2011, the Trial Court is also directed to dispose of the case within one month from the date of receipt of this order. Copy of this order be given to the learned counsel for petitioner by hand (Dasti) under the signatures of the Court Secretary. August 02, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE