Crl. Misc. No. M-30931 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-30931 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 29, 2010 Sandeep Singh ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present : Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the order dated 4.8.2010 (Annexure P-3) passed by Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Moga declaring the petitioner as proclaimed offender. At the time of issuance of notice of motion on 15.10.2010, the following order was passed by this Court :- "Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner had been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 16.4.2010. So far challan has not been presented in this case nor the petitioner has been summoned to appear before the Magistrate. In these circumstances the petitioner Crl. Misc. No. M-30931 of 2010 (O&M) 2 cannot be declared a proclaimed offender. Notice of motion for 29.11.2010. In the meantime, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Magistrate and the Magistrate shall release the petitioner on interim bail subject to its satisfaction.” Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in terms of the above order the petitioner has surrendered before the Magistrate and has furnished interim bail. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the interim bail furnished by the petitioner before the Magistrate, in terms of the order of this Court dated 15.10.2010, is made absolute. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) November 29, 2010 JUDGE Anand