Crl. Misc. No. M-8667 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-8667 of 2011 (O & M) DATE OF DECISION: July 11, 2011 Jagtar Singh .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana and another ........ RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. J.S. Saneta, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. S.S. Nara, Sr. DAG, Haryana. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR bearing No. 325 dated 13.09.2007 under Sections 498- A/406/506/34 IPC, P.S. Shahabad, District Kurukshetra and consequent proceedings. 2. It transpires that the petitioner was married to Paramjit Kaur- respondent no. 2. There were some matrimonial disputes, on account of which, FIR came to be lodged. The petitioner was declared a Proclaimed Offender. Be that as it may, other accused were tried by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kukrukshetra. The co-accused of the petitioner, however, have been acquitted vide judgment dated 01.12.2010, placed on record as Annexure P-3. 3. The petitioner has now approached this Court praying for quashing of the FIR in view of the fact that the co-accused have been acquitted. Crl. Misc. No. M-8667 of 2011 2 4. Since the petitioner had to be declared a Proclaimed Offender, it indicates that the petitioner has no regard and respect for the process of law and process of Court. In such circumstances, the FIR cannot be quashed. A discretionary relief cannot be allowed in favour of the person who himself has no regard for process of law. 5. In view of the above, the petition is dismissed. 6. It is, however, made clear that in case the petitioner surrenders within 10 days from today, he shall be at liberty to apply for bail, which shall be dealt with by the Trial Court and decided within a period of 5 days. 11.07.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE