Criminal Misc. No. 11983-M of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. 11983-M of 2008 Date of Decision: 29.9.2010 Amardeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. None for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) On 21.9.2010, this Court had passed the following order:- “...The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that FIR No. 13 dated 7.2.2008, registered at Police Station Kotwali, District Ludhiana, under Section 420 IPC, be quashed. Counsel for the petitioner has relied upon G. Sagar Suri v. State of U.P. 2000(1) RCR (Crl.) 605, to contend that on the same cause of action, complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and the FIR cannot be maintained. Criminal Misc. No. 11983-M of 2008 2 Counsel for the respondent-State has referred to the preliminary submissions made in the written statement and it is stated therein that report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. was submitted in the Court of Contempt jurisdiction on 11.6.2008. Thereafter, charges may have been framed against the petitioner and trial must be at the final stage. Registry is directed to obtain a report from the trial Court regarding the status of the trial on telephone or fax. List on 29.9.2010”. In pursuance thereof, the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, has submitted his report that the accused has not caused appearance before the trial Court since 24.10.2009. Thereafter, the bailable and non-bailable warrants were issued against him. Now the proclamation under Sections 82 and 83 Cr.P.C. has been issued against the accused. In these circumstances, the present petition, for quashing of the FIR, cannot be entertained. This Court cannot come to the rescue of a person, who is absconding from the arm of law. Hence, the present petition is hereby dismissed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge September 29, 2010 “DK”