IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-24647 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 16.8.2011 Gurmail Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Mr.Puneet Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. The petitioner, a proclaimed offender, has not faced the proceedings before law whereas his co-accused faced the proceedings and have been acquitted. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in this view of the matter the continuance of the proceedings against the petitioner would be an exercise in futility especially considering the material that has come on record. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and on appraisal of the material before me, I am of the considered opinion that the petitioner who is a proclaimed offender needs to submit himself to the jurisdiction of the learned trial court. He being fugitive from law as on today cannot claim any benefit unless he submits himself to the process of law. Crl.Misc.No.M-24647 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Having regard to the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner submits himself to the jurisdiction of the learned trial court on or before 1.9.2011 and makes a prayer for his release on bail, the learned trial court shall decide the issue within a period of three days from the date when the application is moved before it. While doing so it shall take into consideration the totality of the facts. The trial in the case shall also be expedited. 16.8.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss