Cr.MMO No. 141 of 2011. 26.8.2011 Present: Mr. R.L.Chaudhary, counsel for the petitioner. Ms. Ruma Kaushik, Addl. A.G. with Mr. J.S. Rana, Asstt. A.G. for the respondent. No reply has been filed despite opportunities granted earlier. This petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 30.7.2010, whereby the petitioner has been declared proclaimed offender by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Palampur. It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that FIR No. 36 of 2010 was registered on 22.3.2010 at Police Station, Bhawarna, under Sections 279, 304-A IPC, but later on Section 302 IPC was added in the said FIR. The police proceeded against four persons including the petitioner. The petitioner could not appear in the trial, the learned Additional Sessions Judge (II), Kangra at Dharamshala acquitted the remaining three accused, namely, Sanjay Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Atul Sharma on 14.7.2011. It has been submitted that in view of acquittal of other three accused in the case arising out of aforesaid FIR, the order dated 30.7.2010 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class may be quashed. The petitioner is ready to surrender to the court below. The order declaring the petitioner as proclaimed offender has been passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Palampur on 30.7.2010 as he failed to appear in the court. The acquittal of co-accused by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge on 14.7.2011 is of no benefit to the petitioner, inasmuch as; he did not face the trial. No case for quashing of order dated 30.7.2010 is made out, rather it is clear that petitioner avoided the process of law and now since the other co-accused have been acquitted, he has surfaced and filed the petition. The petition is dismissed. August 26, 2011. ( Kuldip Singh ), (Hem) Judge.