Crl. Misc. No. M-2239 of 2011 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-2239 of 2011 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 24.01.2011 Ranjit Singh Dhillon ..........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate for the petitioner. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. Crl. Misc. No. 4154 of 2011 Application is allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-2239 of 2011 The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed on behalf of petitioner-Ranjit Singh Dhillon for quashing of FIR No. 25 dated 3.3.2008 registered under Sections 323,341,148,149 IPC at Police Station City Nawanshahar, District Nawanshahar, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the petitioner at the very outset has fairly submitted that as the petitioner was away to abroad, P.O. proceedings were initiated against him and he was declared as proclaimed offender. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner was not aware with regard to P.O. proceedings and moreover no efforts were made by the trial Court to effect service upon the petitioner in any manner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to join the Court Crl. Misc. No. M-2239 of 2011 (O&M) (2) proceedings. Although no ground is made out to quash the FIR at this stage as the petitioner has been declared Proclaimed Offender, however, keeping in view the fact that the P.O. order was passed in the absence of the petitioner and the absence of the petitioner from the Court proceedings was neither intentional nor willful and this is also not the case, where, the petitioner tried to avoid the Court proceedings in any manner and the petitioner is ready to join the Court proceedings, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order, he shall be released on interim bail by the trial Court to its satisfaction and subject to payment of costs of Rs.25,000/-, which shall be deposited in the Legal Services Authority, Punjab. Disposed of accordingly. January 24, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE Note:-Whether this case is to be referred to the Reporter .......Yes/No