IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-7957 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: August 03, 2011 Satnam Singh Rai .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sunil Chadha, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing order dated 27.5.2006 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Malerkotla, vide which the petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that FIR itself has been quashed in view of the compromise vide order dated 6.7.2009 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-5269 Crl. Misc. No. M-7957 of 2011 [2] of 2009 titled ‘Pavittar Singh & others vs. State of Punjab & others’. FIR and proceedings have been quashed. The Police cannot harass the petitioner on account of passing of order, Annexure P-1, vide which the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has not been able to justify the action of the Police in harassing the petitioner, although FIR itself has been quashed. 4. I have heard the learned counsel and considered the contentions. 5. FIR and consequent proceedings having been quashed, there is no occasion for the Police to harass the petitioner. In view of the same, order dated 27.5.2006 (Annexure P-1) is hereby quashed. 6. The petition is accordingly allowed. (AJAI LAMBA) August 03, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?