Gurpreet Singh v. State of Punjab and Anr

o o o o o o o o o oo INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o 144o o o o o o ooCRM-M-5757-2025o o o o o o o ooDateoofodecision:oo22.07.2025o o GurpreetoSingho o o o o o o ....Petitionerooo V/so StateoofoPunjabo&oanothero o o o o ....Respondentso o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo Present:oo Mr.oG.S.oBhatia,oAdvocateoforotheopetitionero o o (ThroughoV.C.).o o o o o Mr.oGurpartapoS.oBhullar,oAAG,oPunjabo o o fororespondentoNo.1.o o o o Mr.oAjayoSingh,oAdvocateofororespondentoNo.2.o o o oo *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

1.o o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo undero Sectiono 582o ofo BNS,o 2023,oseekingoquashingoofocrossoDDRoNo.37odatedo07.09.2004oregisteredo undero Sectionso 323,o 325,o 34o IPCo ato Policeo Stationo Banga,o Districto Nawanshahro(AnnexureoP-2)oinocaseoFIRoNo.305odatedo06.09.2004oundero Sectionso 452,o 323,o 427,o 34o ofo IPCo registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Banga,o Districto Nawanshahro (Annexureo P-1)o ono theo basiso ofo compromiseo deedo datedo23.09.2024o(AnnexureoP-8)oasowelloasotheoorderodatedo19.12.2006o st(Annexureo P-7)o passedo byo Judicialo Magistrateo 1 o Class,o SBSo Nagar,o wherebyotheopetitionerowasodeclaredoaoproclaimedooffender,oasowelloasoothero consequentialoproceedingsoarisingotherefrom.oo

2.o o Whileo assailingo theo impugnedo ordero datedo 19.12.2006o (AnnexureoP-7),otheolearnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoiteratedothatotheo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o2o o o o o orderodeclaringotheopetitioneroasoproclaimedooffenderoisonotosustainableoando isoliableotoobeoset-aside.oItohasofurtherobeenoiteratedothatotheoCourtobelow,o blatantlyo violatingo provisionso ofo Cr.P.C.,o 1973o straightwayoproceededo too issueonon-bailableowarrantsodespiteotheofactothatopetitionerowasonotoresidingo inoIndiaoatothatotime.ooItoisofurtheroarguedothatonooeffectiveooroproperostepso wereotakenoinotheocaseotooserveotheopetitionerowithowarrantsobeforeoissuanceo ofoproclamationoagainstohim.ooItohasobeenofurtheroiteratedothatotheoimpugnedo ordero haso beeno passedo basedo ono fabricatedo ando falseo reports.o o Ito iso respectfullyosubmittedobyotheolearnedocounselothatotheopetitionerowasoneithero personallyo servedo witho anyo noticeo noro waso anyo processo evero properlyo executedo oro communicatedo too him.o o Learnedo counselo assertso thato theo impugnedoorderohasobeenopassedoinoviolationoofotheomandatoryoprovisionso ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure,o 1973.o o Ito haso beeno arguedo thato theo inabilityo ofo theo petitionero too joino theo proceedingso waso noto deliberate.oo Learnedocounseloassertsothatotheoimpugnedoorderoisoexofacieoillegal,oarbitraryo andounsustainableoinotheoeyesoofolaw,oandois,otherefore,oliableotoobeoset-aside.oo Moreover,oonceotheoCourtobelowowasomadeoawareoofotheoforeignoresidenceo ofotheopetitioner,oitowasoincumbentouponotheoconcernedoauthorityotooeffecto serviceouponotheopetitioneroatohisooverseasoaddress,oinoaccordanceowithotheo procedureo mandatedo undero law.o o Furthermore,o theo Courto below,o whileo passingotheoimpugnedoorder,ohasofailedotooadoptotheoprocedureoenvisagedo underotheolaw,otherebyovitiatingotheoentireoprocess.oHence,otheoimpugnedo orderodeclaringotheopetitioneroaoproclaimedooffenderoisounsustainableoando deservesotoobeoset-aside.ooo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o3o o o o o

3.o o LearnedoStateocounselohasoopposedotheoclaimoofotheopetitionero seekingo quashingo ofo theo ordero declaringo theo petitionero aso proclaimedo offendero ino theopresentocase.o oWhileo refutingotheo caseo ofotheo petitioner,o detailedoargumentsoconcerningotheomeritsoofotheocaseowereoadvanced.ooItoiso arguedothatotheooffenceoallegedoagainstotheopetitioneroisoseriousoandoheinouso inonature.ooooFurthermore,oitohasobeenosubmittedobyotheolearnedoStateocounselo thatotheopetitionerowasoservedothroughonon-bailableowarrantsobutoheofailedotoo appear,owhichocompelledotheoCourtobelowotoodeclareohimoproclaimedopersono videoimpugnedoorder.oooInsteadoofosurrenderingobeforeotheocompetentoCourt,o theopetitionerohasochosenotoofileotheoinstantopetition,owhichoaccordingotootheo Stateocounsel;oclearlyoreflectsohisoconductothatoheowasofullyoawareoofotheo proceedingsoandooofotheocoerciveomeasuresoundertakenobyotheoCourtobelowo toosecureohisopresence.oMoreover,oitohasobeenostatedothatotheolearnedoCourto belowofollowedotheoprocedureoasolaid-downounderoSectiono82oofotheoCr.P.C.,o 1973o ino lettero ando spirito ando noo discrepancyo whatsoevero iso forthcomingo fromotheorecordsoofotheocase.oo

4.o o Io haveo heardo theo learnedo counselo foro theo rivalo partieso ando carefullyoperusedotheorecordoofotheocase.o

5.o o Theofactsoofotheopresentocaseonarrateoaoveryosordidocourseoofo procedure,oadoptedobyotheotrialoCourt.oAsoperotheosettledolegaloposition,oitoiso mandatoryo foro theo trialo Courto too recordo theo statemento ofo theo concernedo servingo official,o whileo dealingo witho theo proceedingso undero Sectiono 82o Cr.P.C.oooItoisoevidentothatotheoprocessoclaimedotoohaveobeenoundertakenowaso merelyoaopaperoformality,oconductedoatotheopoliceostation,owithoutoactualo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o4o o o o o complianceoatotheoresidenceoofotheopetitioner.ooDespiteotheoaforesaidoglaringo irregularities,o theo Courto belowo proceededo too mechanicallyo passo theo impugnedoorderodeclaringotheopetitioneroaoproclaimedoperson,oinocompleteo disregardotootheomandatoryoproceduralosafeguardsoenshrinedoinotheoCr.P.C.oo Itoappearsothatotheoimpugnedoorderoreflectsoaostereotypedoandoperfunctoryo approachoratherothanoaojudiciousoapplicationoofomind.ooFurthermore,oasoiso evidento fromo theo reporto submittedo byo theo servingo policeo officialo datedo

22.05.2006o(AnnexureoP-6)othatowhenoheoreachedotheohouseoofotheoaccusedo Gurpreeto Singho alongwitho theo villageo Chowkidar,o hiso mothero informedo themothatoherosonohadogoneoabroadoandotheosaidofactowasoalreadyowithinotheo knowledgeo ofo theo Courto belowo thato theo petitionero waso residingo abroad.oo Despiteosuchoknowledge,onoosincereoorolawfuloattemptowasomadeobyoeithero theoprosecutionoorotheotrialoCourtotooeffectoserviceouponotheopetitioneroatothiso overseasoaddress,oasoisorequiredounderolaw.ooo o o TheoJudicialoMagistrateonotedothatotheo"proclamationowarrantso ofoarrest"oissuedoagainstotheopetitionerowereodeemedoservedoasoperotheoreporto ofo theo servingo officialo ando presumedo thato reasonableo stepso hado beeno undertakenotoobringotheopublicationotootheonoticeoofotheoproclaimedopersono i.e.otheopetitioneroand,othus,oconsideredothatotheopublicationoprocessodeemedo toobeodulyocompleted.ooHowever,oaobareoperusaloofotheoimpugnedoordero datedo 19.12.2006o (Annexureo P-7)o revealso thato theo learnedo Judicialo Magistrateo solelyo ono theo basiso ofo theo reporto forwardedo byo theo servingo official,o observedo thato theo serviceo ono theo presento petitionero haso beeno effectedo ando consequento too theo petitioner'so non-appearanceo ono theo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o5o o o o o concernedodatesorecordedoaosatisfactionotootheoeffectothatotheopetitioneroiso absconding.o Accordingly,o theo petitionero waso declaredo ao proclaimedo offender.o

6.o o Io findo theo courseo adoptedo byo theo Judicialo Magistrate,o aso antithesiso too theo provisionso ofo Sectiono 82o ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure,o 1973.o oTheo learnedo Judicialo Magistrateo haso committedo grosso illegalityobyoissuingotheosaidoproclamationounderoSectiono82oofotheoCriminalo Procedureo Code,o 1973,o withouto complyingo witho theo mandatoryo requirementso ofo law.o o Hence,o theo sameo iso noto sustainableo ino lawo ando continuationoofotheosameowilloamountotooabuseoofoprocessoofolaw.ooSectiono 82oofotheoCriminaloProcedureoCode,o1973oreadsoasounder:o o"82.oProclamationoforopersonoabsconding.o-o(1)oIfoanyoCourtohasoreasono toobelieveo(whetheroafterotakingoevidenceooronot)othatoanyopersonoagainsto whomoaowarrantohasobeenoissuedobyoitohasoabscondedooroisoconcealingo himselfosoothatosuchowarrantocannotobeoexecuted,osuchoCourtomayopublisho aowrittenoproclamationorequiringohimotooappearoatoaospecifiedoplaceoando atoaospecifiedotimeonotolessothanothirtyodaysofromotheodateoofopublishingo suchoproclamation.o o(2)oTheoproclamationoshallobeopublishedoasofollows:o-o

(i)(a)oitoshallobeopubliclyoreadoinosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofotheotownooro villageoinowhichosuchopersonoordinarilyoresides;o

(b)o ito shallo beo affixedo too someo conspicuouso parto ofo theo houseo oro homesteado ino whicho sucho persono ordinarilyo resideso oro too someo conspicuousoplaceoofosuchotownoorovillage;o

(c)oaocopyothereofoshallobeoaffixedotoosomeoconspicuousopartoofotheocourt-house;o

(ii)otheoCourtomayoalso,oifoitothinksofit,odirectoaocopyoofotheoproclamationotoo beopublishedoinoaodailyonewspaperocirculatingoinotheoplaceoinowhichosucho personoordinarilyoresides.o o(3)oAostatementoinowritingobyotheoCourtoissuingotheoproclamationotootheo effectothatotheoproclamationowasodulyopublishedoonoaospecifiedoday,oinotheo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o6o o o o o mannero specifiedo ino clauseo (i)o ofo sub-sectiono (2),o shallo beo conclusiveo evidenceothatotheorequirementsoofothisoSectionohaveobeenocompliedowith,o andothatotheoproclamationowasopublishedoonosuchoday.o o[(4)oWhereoaoproclamationopublishedounderosub-sectiono(1)oisoinorespecto ofoaopersonoaccusedoofoanooffenceopunishableounderoSectionso302,o304,o 364,o367,o382,o392,o393,o394,o395,o396,o397,o398,o399,o400,o402,o436,o 449,o459,ooro460oofotheoIndianoPenaloCodeo(45oofo1860),oandosuchopersono failso too appearo ato theo specifiedo placeo ando timeo requiredo byo theo proclamation,otheoCourtomay,oafteromakingosuchoinquiryoasoitothinksofit,o pronounceohimoaoproclaimedooffenderoandomakeoaodeclarationotoothato effect.o o(5)oTheoprovisionsoofosub-sectionso(2)oando(3)oshalloapplyotooaodeclarationo madeo byo theo Courto undero sub-sectiono (4)o aso theyo applyo too theo proclamationopublishedounderosub-sectiono(1).]"o

7.o o Ao coordinateo Bencho ofo thiso Courto whileo dealingo witho invocationo ofo theo provisiono ofo Sectiono 82o ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure,oagainstoanoaccusedoinotheocaseoofo'Sonuov.oStateoofoHaryana,o 2021(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o319',oheldoasounder:o o"9.o Theo essentialo requirementso ofo sectiono 82o ofo theo Cr.P.C.,o 1973o foro issuanceo ando publicationo ofo proclamationo againsto ano abscondero ando declaringo himo aso proclaimedo person/offendero mayo beo summarizedo aso under:-o o(i)oPrioroissuanceoofowarrantoofoarrestobyotheoCourtoisosineoquaononoforo issuanceoandopublicationoofotheoproclamationoandotheoCourtohasotoofirsto issueowarrantoofoarrestoagainstotheopersonoconcerned.o(SeeoRohitoKumaro v.oStateoofoDelhi:o2008oCrl.oJ.o2561).o o(ii)o Thereo musto beo ao reporto beforeo theo Courto thato theo persono againsto whomowarrantowasoissuedohadoabscondedoorohadobeenoconcealingohimselfo soothatotheowarrantoofoarrestocouldonotobeoexecutedoagainstohim.oHowever,o theoCourtoisonotoboundotootakeoevidenceoinothisoregardobeforeoissuingoao Proclamationounderosectiono82(1)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973.o(SeeoRohitoKumaro v.oStateoofoDelhio:o2008oCrl.oJ.o2561).o o(iii)o Theo Courto cannoto issueo theo Proclamationo aso ao mattero ofo courseo becauseo theo Policeo iso askingo foro it.o Theo Courto musto beo primao facieo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o7o o o o o satisfiedothatotheopersonohasoabscondedooroisoconcealingohimselfosoothato theo warranto ofo arrest,o previouslyo issued,o cannoto beo executed,o despiteo reasonableodiligence.o(SeeoBishundayalMahtonoandoothersov.oEmperoro:o AIRo1943oPatnao366oandoDevenderoSinghoNegiov.oStateoofoU.P.o:o1994oCrlo LJo(AllahabadoHC)o1783).o o(iv)oTheorequisiteodateoandoplaceoforoappearanceomustobeospecifiedoinotheo proclamationo requiringo sucho persono too appearo ono sucho dateo ato theo specifiedoplace.oSuchodateomustonotobeolessothano30oclearodaysofromotheo dateo ofo issuanceo ando publicationo ofo theo proclamation.o (Seeo Gurappao Gugaloandoothersov.oStateoofoMysoreo:o1969oCriLJo826oandoShokatoAliov.o StateoofoHarynao:o2020(2)oRCRo(CRIMINAL)o339).o o(v)o Whereo theo periodo betweeno issuanceo ando publicationo ofo theo proclamationoandotheospecifiedodateoofohearingoisolessothanothirtyodays,o theoaccusedocannotobeodeclaredoaoproclaimedoperson/offenderoandotheo proclamationohasotoobeoissuedoandopublishedoagain.o(SeeoDilbaghoSinghov.o Stateo ofo Punjabo (P&H)o :o 2015o (8)o RCRo (CRIMINAL)o 166o andoAshoko Kumarov.oStateoofoHaryanaoandoanothero:o2013o(4)oRCRo(CRIMINAL)o 550)o o(vi)oTheoProclamationohasotoobeopublishedoinotheomannerolaidodownoino sectiono82(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973.oForopublicationotheoproclamationohaso toobeofirstopubliclyoreadoinosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofotheotownoorovillageo inowhichotheoaccusedoordinarilyoresides;othenotheosameohasotoobeoaffixedo too someo conspicuouso parto ofo theo houseo oro homesteado ino whicho theo accusedoordinarilyoresidesoorotoosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofosuchotownooro villageoandothereafteroaocopyoofotheoproclamationohasotoobeoaffixedotoo someoconspicuousopartoofotheoCourt-house.oTheothreeosub-clauseso(a)-o(c)o ino sectiono 82o (2)(i)o ofo theo Cr.P.C.,o 1973o areo conjunctiveo ando noto disjunctive,owhichomeansothatothereowouldobeonoovalidopublicationoofotheo proclamationounlessoallotheothreeomodesoofopublicationoareoproved.o(Seeo PawanoKumaroGuptaov.oTheoStateoofoW.B.o:o1973oCriLJo1368).oWhereotheo Courto soo orderso ao copyo ofo theo proclamationo haso too beo additionallyo publishedo ino ao dailyo newspapero circulatingo ino theo placeo ino whicho theo accusedoordinarilyoresides.oAdvisably,oproclamationohasotoobeoissuedowitho fourocopiesosoothatooneoeachoofotheothreeocopiesoofotheoproclamationomayo beoaffixedotoosomeoconspicuousopartoofotheohouseoorohomesteadoinowhicho theoaccusedoordinarilyoresides,otoosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofosuchotowno orovillageoandotoosomeoconspicuousopartoofotheoCourthouseoandoreporto o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o8o o o o o regardingo publicationo mayo beo madeo ono theo fourtho copyo ofo theo proclamation.oAdditionalocopyowillobeorequiredowhereotheoproclamationoiso alsoorequiredotoobeopublishedoinotheonewspaper.o o(vii)oStatementoofotheoservingoofficerohasotoobeorecordedobyotheoCourtoaso tootheodateoandomodeoofopublicationoofotheoproclamation.o(SeeoBiradoDano v.oState:o1958oCriLJo965).o o(viii)oTheoCourtoissuingotheoproclamationohasotoomakeoaostatementoino writingo ino itso ordero thato theo proclamationo waso dulyo publishedo ono ao specifiedodayoinoaomannerospecifiedoinosectiono82(2)(i)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o 1973.oSuchostatementoinowritingobyotheoCourtoisodeclaredotoobeoconclusiveo evidenceothatotheorequirementsoofoSectiono82ohaveobeenocompliedowitho andothatotheoproclamationowasopublishedoonosuchoday.o(SeeoBiradoDanov.o State:o1958oCriLJo965).o o(xi)oTheoconditionsospecifiedoinosectiono82(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973oforotheo publicationoofoaoProclamationoagainstoanoabsconderoareomandatory.oAnyo non-complianceo therewitho cannoto beo curedo aso ano 'irregularity'o ando rendersotheoProclamationoandoproceedingsosubsequentotheretooaonullity.o (SeeoDevendraoSinghoNegioaliasoDebuov.oStateoofoU.P.oandoanother:o1994o CriLJo1783oandoPaloSinghov.oTheoState:o1955oCriLJo318)."o o

8.o o InoviewoofotheoprovisionsoofoaboveoquotedoSectiono82oofotheo CodeoofoCriminaloProcedureoandotheoauthoritativeojudgmentointerpretingotheo applicabilityo ofo theo provisionso ofo Sectiono 82o ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure,otheoissuanceoofoproclamationoinotheopresentocaseoisoclearlyonoto sustainable.oTheo impugnedo ordero datedo 19.12.2006o (Annexureo P-7)o video whichotheopetitionerohasobeenodeclaredoaoproclaimedooffenderounderoSectiono 82oofotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,o1973o(Cr.P.C.),odeservesotoobeoseto asideoasoitoisovitiatedobyoproceduraloirregularitiesoandonon-complianceowitho mandatoryo statutoryo requirements.oAo perusalo ofo theo sequenceo ofo eventso leadingotootheoissuanceoofotheoproclamationorevealsothatotheoLd.oJudicialo Magistrateo Firsto Classo (JMIC)o failedo too adhereo too theo stricto proceduralo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o9o o o o o safeguardsoenshrinedounderoSectiono82oofotheoCr.P.C.,otherebyorenderingotheo declarationo nonesto ino law.o o Resultantly,o ono 19.12.2006,o theo Ld.o JMICo proceededo too noteo thato moreo thano 30o dayso hado elapsedo sinceo theo proclamationoofoaccusedobutoheodidonotoappearoandowas,othus,ointentionallyo avoidingotheoproceedings.ooMoreover,otheoproclamationoforotheoserviceoofo theoaccusedowasonotedotoohaveobeenodulyoserved,oculminatingoinotheoordero declaringotheopetitioneroaoproclaimedooffender.ooAtotheooutset,oitoisopertinento toohighlightothatotheoprocedureocontemplatedounderoSectiono82(1)oCrPCoiso mandatoryo ando cannoto beo circumvented.o Foro ao persono too beo declaredo ao proclaimedooffender,otheoCourtomustorecordoitsosatisfactionothatotheoaccusedo isoabscondingooroisodeliberatelyoconcealingohimselfotooevadeotheoexecutiono ofo arresto warrants.o Thiso satisfactiono musto beo basedo ono cogento materialo placedobeforeotheocourtoandoreflectedoinoitsoorders.oHowever,otheoorderso passedobyotheoLd.oJMICoinotheopresentocaseoareoconspicuouslyosilentoonothiso criticaloaspect.oAtonoopointodidotheoLd.oJMICorecordoitsosatisfactionothatotheo petitionerowasoabscondingoorodeliberatelyoevadingoarrest.oTheoabsenceoofo suchosatisfactionostrikesoatotheorootoofotheoproclamationoproceedingsoando rendersotheosubsequentoorderodeclaringotheopetitioneroaoproclaimedooffendero legallyounsustainable.o

8.1.o o Furthermore,otheoproceedingsounderoSectiono82oCr.P.C.,o1973o mustostrictlyocomplyowithotheoprescribedostatutoryorequirements.oInoSonu'so caseo(supra)otheoCourtolaidodownothatoaodeclarationounderoSectiono82ocannoto beoissuedomechanicallyooroasoaomatteroofocourse.oAsoperoconditiono(ii)oofo parao9oofoSonu'socaseo(supra)omandatesothatotheoCourtomustospecificallyo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o10o o o o o ascertainoandorecordoitsosatisfactionoregardingotheoaccused'sointentotooevadeo theo processo ofo law.o Theo non-adherenceo too thiso cardinalo principleo ino theo instanto caseo renderso theo impugnedo proclamationo defectiveo ando withouto jurisdiction.o

8.2.o o Additionally,otheoissuanceoofoaoproclamationomustobeoinotheo formoofoaopubliconotice,opublishedoinoaoprescribedomanner,oprovidingotheo accusedo ao stipulatedo timeo too appearo beforeo theo Court.o Thiso proceduralo safeguardowasoneitherofollowedonororecordedoinotheopresentocase.ooInoviewoofo theo above,o theo non-complianceo witho theo mandatoryo requirementso undero Sectiono82oCr.P.C.,o1973oandotheofailureotooadhereotootheoguidelinesolaido downo ino Sonu'so caseo renderso theo declarationo ofo theo petitionero aso ao proclaimedo offendero legallyo infirm.o Consequently,o theo impugnedo ordero deservesotoobeoquashedoandosetoasideoinotheointerestsoofojusticeo

9.o o Itoisopertinentotoomentionothatobyonowoitoisoaosettledoprincipleoofo lawo thato theo Courto whicho issueso theo proclamationo undero Sectiono 82o ofo Cr.P.C.,o 1973o musto recordo itso satisfactiono thato theo accusedo ino respecto ofo whomotheoproclamationoisobeingomade,oisoabscondingooroconcealingohimselfo too evadeo hiso arrest.o o Theo predominanto requiremento foro invocationo ofo provisionso ofo Sectiono 82o ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedureo iso clearlyo lackingo ino theo presento case.o o Ao perusalo ofo theo ordero datedo 19.12.2006o (Annexureo P-7)o passedo byo theo Judicialo Magistrateo showso thato noo sucho satisfactionohasobeenorecordedowhileoissuingotheoproclamation.ooTheoordero failso too indicateo thato theo accused-petitionero hado abscondedo oro waso concealingo himselfo soo thato warrantso ofo arresto againsto himo couldo noto beo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o11o o o o o executed.oThereowasonoomaterialopresentobeforeotheoJudicialoMagistrateotoo recordosuchoaosatisfaction.ooo

10.o o Strangelyo theo impugnedo ordero datedo 19.12.2006oooooooooooooo (AnnexureoP-7)opassedobyotheoJudicialoMagistrate,odeclaringotheopetitionero asoproclaimedooffenderohasoreliedouponotheoreportosubmittedobyotheoservingo officialotooholdothatotheoproclamationoissuedoagainstotheopetitionerohasobeeno dulyoeffected.oHowever,oaoperusaloofotheoreportoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-6oofo theoservingoofficialorevealsothatoalthoughotheopoliceoofficialoclaimedotoohaveo raidedotheohouseoofotheopetitionerobutonoospecificodateohasobeenomentionedo regardingotheoallegedoexecutionoofotheowarrantoorotheopurportedoraid.oItowaso statedothatoheohadopastedooneocopyoofoproclamationoonotheomainogateoofotheo anotheroandooneocopyoofonoticeoonotheomainochowkoofotheovillageoandothato Munadiowasoalsoogotoconducted.ooButotheoJudicialoMagistrateowhileopassingo theoimpugnedoorderodeclaringotheopetitioneroasoproclaimedooffenderoinotheo caseohasobeenototallyoobliviousoofosaidoserviceoreportoofoproclamationobyotheo police.ooAsoenunciatedoinoparao9o(vi)oofotheojudgmentoinotheocaseoofoSonuo (supra),theoproclamationohasotoobeopublishedoinotheomannerolaidodownoino sectiono82(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973.oForovalidopublicationotheoproclamationo haso toobeo firstopubliclyo reado inosomeo conspicuousoplaceoofotheotowno oro villageo whereo theo accusedo ordinarilyo resides;o theno theo sameo haso too beo affixedotoosomeoconspicuousopartoofotheohouseoorohomesteadoinowhichotheo accusedoordinarilyoresidesoorotoosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofosuchotownooro villageoandothereafteroaocopyoofotheoproclamationohasotoobeoaffixedotoosomeo conspicuousopartoofotheoCourt-house.ooo o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o12o o o o o

11.o o Theo provisionso ofo Sectiono 82o ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedureo carryo seriouso ramificationso quao theo righto ofo ano accusedo concerningohisopresenceoinotheocriminalotrialoproceedings.ooHence,otheseo provisionso oughto noto beo ando cannoto beo invokedo ino casualo ando cavaliero manner.ooTheorequirementooforecordingoofosatisfaction,othatotheoaccusedohaso abscondedooroisoconcealingohimselfosoothatowarrantoofohisoarrestocannotobeo executed,oasoembodiedoinoSectiono82oofotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,oiso toobeoscrupulouslyocompliedowithobasedoonorelevantomaterialoavailableoono recordoofotheocaseoinothatoregard.ooNon-adherenceotoosaidorequirementowhileo declaringo theo accusedo aso proclaimedo offendero vitiateso theo proclamationo proceedingsoinitiatedoagainstotheoaccused.o

12.o o Itoisoalsoopertinentotoonoteothatoinopursuanceotootheoorderodatedo

03.02.2025o passedo byo thiso Court,o ao reporto datedo 03.03.2025o fromo theo stJudicialoMagistrateo1 oClass,oSBSoNagarohasobeenoreceived,owhichoaffirmso thatoaocompromiseobetweenotheopartiesohasobeenoeffected.ooAlongwithotheo saido report,o theo statementso ofo complainant-Daljito Singho ando Jodho Singho (Attorneyo holdero ofo accusedo Gurpreeto Singh)o haveo alsoo beeno appended,o whichoaffirmsotheofactumoofocompromise.ooFurthermore,ovideoorderoofoeveno dateoi.e.o22.07.2025,otheoFIRoinoquestionoalreadyostandsoquashedoinoCRM-M-24146-2025.oThus,onoousefulopurposeowouldobeoservedobyokeepingotheo criminaloproceedingsopendingoagainstotheopetitioner.ooSince,otheopartiesohaveo alreadyo enteredo intoo ano amicableo settlemento ando theo FIRo itselfo standso quashedoinoviewoofocompromiseohavingobeenoarrivedoatobetweenotheoparties,o thus,oitowouldobeoanoappropriateocaseoforoexerciseoofopowersounderoSectiono o CRM-M-5757-2025o o P a g e o|o13o o o o o 482oofoCr.P.C.oandotoobringotooanoendotheocriminaloproceedingsoinitiatedoino theolightoofotheoFIRoibidoagainstotheopetitioner.ooooo

13.o o Ino viewo ofo theo aboveo findings,o ino theo entiretyo ofo factso ando circumstancesoofotheopresentocase,otheopresentopetitionoisoallowedoandotheo ordero datedo 19.12.2006o (Annexureo P-7),o passedo byo theo learnedo Judicialo stMagistrate,o1 oClass,oSBSoNagaroinocrossoDDRoNo.37odatedo07.09.2004o registeredounderoSectionso323,o325,o34oIPCoatoPoliceoStationoBanga,oDistricto Nawanshahro(AnnexureoP-2)oinocaseoFIRono.305odatedo06.09.2004oundero Sectionso 452,o 323,o 427,o 34o ofo IPCo registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Banga,o DistrictoNawanshahro(AnnexureoP-1)oowherebyotheopetitionerowasodeclaredoao proclaimedooffenderoasowelloasotheootheroconsequentialoproceedingsoarisingo therefromoisoquashed.o

14.o o Pendingo application(s),o ifo any,o shallo alsoo stando disposedo ofo accordingly.oo o o o o o o o o ooooooo o (SUMEEToGOEL) o o oooooooooooooooooooooo o o oooooooooooooooooooJUDGEo Julyo22,o2025o Naveeno o o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o o o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo o o o o