Crl. Misc. No. M-7369 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Crl. Misc. No. M-7369 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision:10.03.2011 Munni Lal .....Petitioner Vs. City Financial Consumer Finance India Ltd. .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. G.S. Sawhney, Advocate for the petitioner. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J.(Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C on behalf of the petitioner Munni Lal for setting aside the order dated 15.11.2010 passed by JMIC, Jalandhar vide which he has been declared Proclaimed Offender in complaint case No.15 of 2010 under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1885. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has deposited the total amount of the cheque in dispute, i.e., Rs.61,200/- on 26.8.2009 and only because of that impression that the amount in dispute had been deposited and the petitioner could not appear and ultimately, he has been declared Proclaimed Offender vide order dated 15.11.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that since the petitioner was under bonafide impression that as the amount in dispute has been paid, there is no need for his appearance and it was not the intention of the petitioner to avoid service or remain absent from the proceedings of the Court and moreover, he is ready to surrender before the trial Court. Crl. Misc. No. M-7369 of 2011 (O&M) -2- In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the trial Court. In case, he surrenders before the trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order, he shall be released on interim bail on furnishing of bail bonds and surety bonds to its satisfaction. March 10, 2011 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) renu JUDGE