CRM No. M 31241 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 31241 of 2008 Date of decision: 05.05.2011 Harpartap Singh ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. N S Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Ms Gurveen H Singh, Addl. A G Punjab for the respondent State -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition 482 Cr.P.C praying for setting aside the order dated 06.01.2007 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar, whereby, the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed offender in case FIR No. 232 dated 30.06.2005 under section 420 IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Kuldeep Singh, submits that the petitioner has been found innocent and an application has been filed by the Investigating Agency before the Trial Court for dropping the proceedings against the petitioner. CRM No. M 31241 of 2008 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the said application is pending since long which is evident from the reply filed by the State way back on 19.04.2009. In view of the above, the trial Court is directed to decide the said application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order. However, in case, any further development or adverse order, learned counsel for the petitioner shall be at liberty to challenge the same in accordance with the law. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 05.05.2011 mohan