Crl. Misc. No. M-30187 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-30187 of 2011 Date of Decision : October 04, 2011 Jiwan Parkash Khanna .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Vikram K. Chaudhri, Advocate for the petitioner. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Jiwan Parkash Khanna has filed the instant bail petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short – Cr.P.C.) in case FIR No.402 dated 18.10.2008, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120- B of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station Phase-I, Mohali. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the case file. The petitioner was declared Proclaimed Offender and has since been arrested on 28.07.2011 only. Counsel for the petitioner contended that Crl. Misc. No. M-30187 of 2011 2 the petitioner had joined investigation in the year 2008. The contention is meaningless because thereafter, the petitioner knew that he was wanted as accused in this case. He filed petition for anticipatory bail bearing Crl. Misc. No. M-14031 of 2009, which was dismissed as withdrawn on 30.05.2009, but still even after dismissal of the said petition as withdrawn, the petitioner did not surrender to the process of law and kept on absconding for more than two years. He was very well aware that he was required in the case, but still he absconded from the process of law. Even on merits, the allegations are of serious nature. Notwithstanding that it is a case of trial by Magistrate, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of bail, keeping in view his conduct that he was declared Proclaimed Offender and he intentionally evaded the process of law. No ground for releasing the petitioner on bail is made out. Dismissed. October 04, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE