Criminal Misc. No. M-17818 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-17818 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 02.09.2011. Inder Singh Rathore ..Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Munish Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ranbir Singh Rawat, A.A.G., Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. None for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, petitioner seeks quashing of order dated December 4th, 2009 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ludhiana (Annexure P-5) summoning him to face trial under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and order dated February 24th, 2011 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class (Annexure P-6), whereby, petitioner was declared proclaimed offender. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner confines his submission only to an extent that order (Annexure P-6) declaring the petitioner proclaimed offender be set-aside. 3. On August 24th, 2008, this Court passed the following order: - “ By order dated August 2nd, 2008, petitioner was directed to appear before the trial Court on or before August 8th, 2011 and move an application for bail and the trial Court was to admit him to bail to its satisfaction. Learned counsel for the petitioner has Criminal Misc. No. M-17818 of 2011 (O&M) 2 urged that petitioner could not appear before the trial Court as he was ill. In support, he has placed on record medical certificate issued by Saket Hospital, Jaipur. Petitioner belongs to Rajasthan. In view of this, it is ordered that petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on or before September 1st, 2011 and shall move an application for bail and the trial Court shall admit him to bail to its satisfaction. xxx xxx xxx” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that pursuant to the aforesaid order, petitioner has appeared before the trial Court and admitted to bail. 5. In view of this, petition has become infructuous and is dismissed as such. 6. Disposed of accordingly. 02.09.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE