Criminal Misc. No. M-2590 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-2590 of 2011 Date of decision:- 27.1.2011 Rupinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. B.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of FIR No.13 dated 14.1.2004 under Sections 323,452 and 506 IPC, registered at Police Station Phillaur, District Jalandhar. Challenge is to the order dated 06.6.2008 whereby the petitioner has been summoned to face trial as an additional accused in the aforementioned FIR. The order dated 20.3.2009 has been challenged, whereby the petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender. The undisputed facts in the case are that the trial in the above mentioned case is progressing. During the pendency of the trial, one of the accused Rupinder Singh was declared proclaimed offender vide order dated 20.3.2009. On 20.3.2009 the petitioner was not residing in India. Mr. B.D. Sharma, counsel for the petitioner states that he does not want to pursue the petition as well as quashing of FIR in question and the order dated 06.6.2008, whereby petitioner has been summoned to face trial. However, petitioner wants to come back to India from Itly to face the proceedings in the trial. Contends that after the amendment in Section 82 of the Criminal Misc. No. M-2590 of 2011 -2- Code of Criminal Procedure, the order dated 20.3.2009 declaring him as proclaimed offender could not be passed. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the case file. The order dated 20.3.2009 is set aside and the petitioner is directed to appear before the trial Court within ten days and file his bail bonds and till then the petitioner shall not be arrested. The criminal miscellaneous is disposed of accordingly. January 27, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE