Crl. Misc. No.M-12126 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-12126 of 2010 Date of Decision: 28.04.2010 Kulwinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus Davinder Singh ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing the Order dated 19.02.2008 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ludhiana in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It is contended that even as per the report of the process server, the petitioner was residing at Ludhiana as tenant and had left the said place. The proclamation under Sections 82, as well as, 83 Cr.P.C was issued on the same address. Thus, the petitioner was not aware and was neither served in the said case. Accordingly, he did not appear and was declared as proclaimed offender. Taking into account the facts of the present case, the petitioner is not entitled for interim bail. The same is, accordingly, Crl. Misc. No.M-12126 of 2010 2 dismissed. However, in case, the petitioner appears before the trial Court within two weeks and files an application for regular bail, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing heavy surety to the satisfaction of the trial Court. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 28.04.2010 JUDGE gurpreet