IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-14515 of 2011(O&M) Manoj Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent and Criminal Misc. No. M-16629 of 2011(O&M) Ripudaman Vadera @ Rimpu ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent Date of Decision: November 15, 2011 CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.S.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Palvinder Singh, Sr.DAG, Punjab. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This order shall dispose of above mentioned two petitions because in both the petitions, challenge is to the order dated August 21st, 2010 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala (Annexure P2), whereby, the petitioners were declared proclaimed offenders in case First Information Report (for short `FIR') No.576 dated December 09th, 2008 registered under Sections 406, 420/120- B of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC'). 2. The solitary submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners were never served notice and they had no knowledge of the registration of the FIR. 3. The contention appears to be misconceived. The trial Court has taken note of the fact that the petitioners were served. It also recorded the statement of the serving official in this regard. In the circumstances, the trial Court had sufficient reason to believe that the petitioners had absconded or concealed themselves to avoid the execution of warrants. Hence, this court finds no ground to interfere in the impugned order. 4. Petitions are dismissed. November 15, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE