IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-1736 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 4th October, 2011 Bohar Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Raman Sharma, Amicus Curiae with Mr. S.K. Bawa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. Mr. D.R. Singla, Advocate for the complainant. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.617 dated 25.08.2009 registered at Police Station Kotwali, District Bathinda under Sections 465, 466, 468, 471, 474, 193, 196 and 198 IPC. Counsel for the State has submitted that the petitioner- Bohar Singh is absconding and proceedings to declare him proclaimed offender have been initiated. In view of this, this Court is of the view that till the petitioner bows before the majesty of law his application for quashing the FIR cannot be entertained. Thus, this Court cannot come to the rescue of the petitioner in case of quashing of the FIR till he surrenders or obtains bail from the Court of competent jurisdiction. Criminal Misc. No. M-1736 of 2010 (O&M) Accordingly, present petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court as and when the proceedings initiated for declaring him proclaimed offender are dropped. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 4, 2011 rps 2