IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-9333 of 2009 Date of Decision: November 20, 2009 Lalu …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others. ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present: Mr. B.S. Baath, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B.B.S. Teji, AAG, Punjab S.D. Anand, J. The petitioner herein filed this petition for issuance of a direction to respondents No. 1 to 4 to complete the investigation and to submit a report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. before the Competent Court. The grievance of the petitioner, in the context, was that the respondents-accused had committed gang rape upon the prosecutrix but was roaming free in the area. On 27.07.2009, a Coordinate Bench (Mahesh Grover, J.) of this Court, noticed that challan in the matter had already been presented and proceedings had also been initiated for declaring the accused as a Proclaimed Offender. The learned State counsel, under instructions from ASI Darshan Singh, informs that Safi – accused (respondent Crl. Misc. No.M-9333 of 2009 No.8) has since been arrested; while the other four had already been declared Proclaimed Offenders. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the only relief he asks for is that the fact for declaration of respondents – accused as Proclaimed Offenders may be communicated to the D.G.P., Jammu & Kashmir. The learned State counsel has no objection to the grant of that request. The petition is disposed of accordingly with a direction that the fact of private respondents having been concededly declared proclaimed offenders shall be intimated to the Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir. November 20, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2