IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.37304 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 13, 2011 Amritpal Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? Present: Mr.Sunil Agnihotri, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR dated 8.5.1996 registered against him under Sections 307, 324, 323, 506, 148 and 149 IPC. Charges, however, were framed under Sections 323, 324, 506, 148 and 149 IPC. The petitioner also prays for quashing the order dated 5.11.2004, whereby he was declared as a proclaimed offender. The plea for quashing the FIR is made on two grounds. It is first pleaded that the parties have now reached a compromise. Even without notice, the complainant is present before the Court and represented through a counsel. The counsel for the petitioner states that the complainant is present in person before the Court. In addition, it is pleaded that the co-accused have since been acquitted and so the petitioner should also be acquitted accordingly, as otherwise the trial will be a futile. A person, who is a proclaimed offender and has evaded appearing before the court for the last seven years cannot be allowed to get premium over his action. The compromise has also to be taken Criminal Misc.-M No.37304 of 2011 (O&M) : 2 : into consideration only once the petitioner submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court. The acquittal on the ground that the co- accused have been acquitted can also not be ordered under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The acquittal has to be recorded by the trial Court. I am, thus, not inclined to interfere in this case. The petitioner is at liberty to appear before the trial Court and raise all these pleas that are available to him, which may be taken into consideration by the trial Court. The petition is accordingly dismissed. December 13, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE