Criminal Misc. No. M- 5829 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M- 5829 of 2011 Date of decision:- 24.2.2011 Shashi Pal ...Petitioner Versus Surjit Singh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. A.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) This petition is under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for seeking quashing of order dated 03.1.2011 (Annexure P-7) passed by the Special Judicial Magistrate, Bhatinda, in complaint No.73 dated 21.1.2009, titled as “Surjit Singh v. Shashi Pal”, vide which petitioner was wrongly declared proclaimed offender. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is working as Sweeper in the office of Executive Engineer, Civil Maintenance Division, GNDTP Bhatinda. A compromise has been effected in the complaint in question filed by Surjit Singh and the petitioner-accused was to pay Rs.4000/- per month. Thereafter, petitioner handed over his ATM to respondent No.2 to withdraw Rs.4000/- per month. A complaint was filed in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate alleging that the petitioner has not complied with the statement given on 06.10.2009 and arrest warrants against the petitioner have been issued vide order dated 15.7.2010. Vide order dated 24.09.2010 the salary of the petitioner- accused was attached. Proceedings under Section 82 Cr.P.C. were initiated Criminal Misc. No. M- 5829 of 2011 -2- against the petitioner vide order dated 27.11.2010. Thereafter, on 03.1.2011 he was declared proclaimed offender. Without going into the merits of the order dated 03.1.2011, the petitioner is allowed to appear before the trial Court within three days from today and furnish bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Court. The Court shall accept his bail bonds to its satisfaction and petitioner will face the trial. Till then he shall not be arrested. The criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of. Copy of the order be given to counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of the Court Secretary. February 24, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE