Harjinder Singh Nijjar v. State of Punjab and Another

o 1o o o 122o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoAToCHANDIGARHo o o HarjinderoSinghoNijjaroo ….Petitionero versuso o StateoofoPunjaboandoanothero ….Respondentso o DateoofoDecision:oMayo15,o2026oDateoofoDecision: Mayo15 2026 DateoofoUploading:oMayo15,o2026o o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:-o Ms.oSajidaoAkhtar,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o Mr.oAdhirajoSinghoThind,oAAGoPunjab.oo o o o Mr.oLiaqatoAli,oAdvocateofororespondentoNo.2.oo o *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(Oral)o o o o PresentopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono482oofotheoBNSS,o 2023oseekingoquashingoofotheoimpugnedoorderodatedo02.11.2016o(AnnexureoP-5)o passedobyotheolearnedoJudicialoMagistrateoIstoClass,oPhillaur,oDistrictoJalandhar,o whereby,otheopetitionerohasobeenodeclaredoasoproclaimedoperson,oinocomplainto caseoNo.75/1/2014,odatedo21.03.2014,ounderoSectionso324,o326,o148,o149oofo IPC,o1860,oatoPoliceoStationoNurmehal,oDistrictoJalandhar.oo

2.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso contendedo thato theo impugnedoorder,owherebyotheopetitionerohasobeenodeclaredoaoproclaimedoperson,o iso whollyo illegal,o arbitrary,o ando unsustainableo ino theo eyeso ofo law.o Learnedo counselohasosubmittedothatoearlieroanoFIRoNo.35odatedo05.03.2014,owasogoto lodgedobyorespondentoNo.2oandouponoinquiry,otheosameowasofoundofalseoandotheo

o o o 2o o policeo hado filedo cancellationo report,o ino thato regard.o Learnedo counselo haso submittedothatothereafter,opetitioneroleftoIndiaoono03.03.2015.oLearnedocounselo hasosubmittedothat,othereafter,ouponocomplaintohavingobeenofiledobyorespondento No.2o againsto theo petitionero ando othero accusedo person,o learnedo trialo Courto summonedotheopetitioneroandootheropersonsoforo08.02.2016,ovideoorderodatedo

05.01.2016,obutoatothatotime,otheopetitionerowasonotoinoIndia.oLearnedocounselo hasosubmittedothatothereafter,ovideoorderodatedo20.07.2016,oitowasorecordedothato serviceo ofo theo petitionerso waso noto effectedo and,o thus,o noticeo waso issuedo foro

24.08.2016.o Further,o video ordero datedo 24.08.2016,o proclamationo waso issuedo againstotheopetitioneroforo01.10.2016.oLearnedocounselohasofurtherosubmittedo that,ovideoorderodatedo01.10.2016,oitowasorecordedothatoproclamationothrougho proclamationo waso dulyo effected,o buto sinceo periodo ofo 30o dayso hado noto beeno elapsedoand,othus,otheocaseowasoadjournedotoo02.11.2016oforoawaitingopresenceo ofo theo petitioner.o Learnedo counselo haso submittedo thato withouto issuingo fresho proclamationo requiringo theo petitionero too causeo appearanceo beforeo theo Courto belowowithinoaoperiodoofo30odays,oisoinocontraventionowithotheosettledolegalo positionothatoaofreshoproclamationoisomandatoryouponoadjournment.oUltimately,o videoorderodatedo02.11.2016,otheopetitionerowasodeclaredoasoproclaimedoperson.o Thus,o theo ordero declaringo theo petitionero ao proclaimedo offendero iso ino grosso violationoofolawoandoprinciplesoofonaturalojusticeoasothereowasonoodeliberateo evasionooronon-appearanceoonotheopartoofotheopetitioner.oo

2.1.o o Learnedo counselo haso furthero submittedo thato sinceo theo petitionero wasolivingoabroad,onoostepsowereotakenobyotheoCourtobelowotooeffectoserviceoofo noticeothroughoEmbassyowhereotheopetitionerowasoresiding.oo

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2.2.o o Learnedo counselo haso submittedo that,o video judgmento datedo

15.11.2017opassedobyolearnedoJMIC,oPhillaur,oco-accusedowereoconvicted,obuto video judgmento datedo 04.09.2023o passedo byo theo learnedo Sessionso Court,o Jalandhar,otheosaidoco-accusedowereoacquittedoofotheochargeoagainstothem.oo

2.3.o o Learnedocounselohasofurtheroarguedothatotheoproclamationowasonoto doneoinoaccordanceowithotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono82oofotheoCr.oP.C.,othus,otheo orderodeclaringotheopetitioneroaoproclaimedooffenderoisoinogrossoviolationoofolawo andoprinciplesoofonaturalojusticeoasothereowasonoodeliberateoevasionooronon-appearanceoonotheopartoofotheopetitioner.oOnotheobasisoofotheseosubmissions,o learnedo counselo haso prayedo thato theo impugnedo ordero beingo illegalo ando unjustified,oisoliableotoobeoset-aside.oo

3.o o LearnedoStateocounsel,owhileoraisingosubmissionsoinotandemowitho theoreplyobyowayoofoanoaffidavitodatedo01.04.2025o(whichoisoalreadyoonorecord)o haso opposedo theo presento petition.o Whileo refutingo theo caseo seto upo byo theo petitioner,odetailedoargumentsowereoadvancedoonomerits,ocontendingothatotheo offenceoallegedoagainstotheopetitioneroisoseriousoinonature.oFurthermore,oitohaso beenosubmittedothatotheopetitionerofailedotoocauseoappearanceobeforeotheoCourto below,oandoconsequently,olearnedoCourtobelowoissuedoproclamationoagainstotheo petitioner,o video ordero datedo 24.08.2016o ando theo caseo waso adjournedo too

01.10.2016.o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso submittedo thato theo abovesaido proclamationowasodulyoeffectedoono07.09.2016oandoono01.10.2016,otheomattero wasoadjournedotoo02.11.2016oasoperiodoofo30odaysohadonotoelapsed.oLearnedo Stateo counselo haso arguedo thato ultimately,o video impugnedo ordero datedo

02.11.2016,otheopetitionerowasodeclaredoasoaoproclaimedopersonoafterofollowingo theoprocedureoasolaid-downounderoSectiono82oofotheoCr.oP.C.,o1973oinoletteroando

o o o 4o o spiritoandonoodiscrepancyowhatsoeveroisoforthcomingofromotheorecordsoofotheo case.oAccordingly,odismissaloofotheoinstantopetitionohasobeenoprayedofor.oo

3.1.o o LearnedocounselofororespondentoNo.2ohasoopposedotheograntoofo petitiono ino hando byo arguingo thato thereo areo seriouso allegationso againsto theo petitioner.o Learnedo counselo haso submittedo thato theo petitionero hado noto intentionallyocausedoappearanceobeforeotheoCourtobelowoand,othus,oproclamationo proceedingso wereo rightlyo issuedo againsto theo petitioner.o Ito haso beeno furthero submittedo thato finally,o video ordero datedo 02.11.2016,o theo petitionero haso beeno declaredoproclaimedoperson,ostrictlyoinotermsoofoprovisionsoofoSectiono82oofotheo Cr.oP.C.oand,othus,otheoimpugnedoorderodoesonotodeserveoanyointerferenceobyothiso Court.oOnotheostrengthoofotheseosubmissions,odismissaloofotheopetitionoinohandoiso prayedofor.oo

4.o o Iohaveoheardotheolearnedocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandocarefullyo perusedotheorecordoofotheocase.oo

5.o o Theo lawo iso wello settledo thato noo persono cano beo declaredo ao proclaimedooffender/personounlessotheoprocedureoprescribedounderoSectiono82o ofotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,o1973oisostrictlyoandometiculouslyoadheredo to.oItoisotriteothatotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono82oCr.P.C.oareomandatoryoinonature,o andoanyonon-complianceothereofovitiatesotheoentireoproceedings.oFurthermore,o Sectiono82(1)oofotheoCr.oP.C.oclearlyoprovidesothatobeforeoissuingoaoproclamationo requiringoaopersonotooappear,otheoCourtomustohaveoreasonotoobelieveothatosucho personohasoabscondedooroisoconcealingohimselfosoothatotheowarrantocannotobeo executed.oFurther,otheoproclamationomustospecifyoaodateonotolessothano30odayso fromotheodateoofopublicationoforotheoaccusedotooappearobeforeotheoCourt.oo

o o o 5o o o o Inotheopresentocase,oitohasobeenopleadedothatotheopetitionerohadolefto Indiao ono 03.03.2015.o Theo petitionero waso summonedo too faceo trialo ino theo complaintoinoquestion,ovideoorderodatedo05.01.2016,othus,oserviceoofosummonso couldonotobeoeffectedouponotheopetitioner.oo o o PerusaloofotheorecordoasowelloasoreplyobyoonobehalfoofotheoStateo showsothatotheoproclamationowasoexecutedoono07.09.2016.oItoisoevidentothatotheo proclamationo hado beeno issuedo againsto theo petitionero ono 24.08.2016o foro

01.10.2016;ohowever,osinceoitowasoeffectedoonlyoono07.09.2016,otheomandatoryo periodoofo30odaysowasonotocompleted.oOno01.10.2016,otheomatterowasoadjournedo too02.11.2016oforoawaitingotheoappearanceoofotheopetitioner.oTheolawoisowello settledo thato wheno ao mattero iso adjournedo aftero issuanceo ofo proclamation,o theo Courtoisorequiredotooissueoaofreshoproclamationointimatingotheoadjournedodate.o Failureo too doo soo vitiateso theo subsequento ordero declaringo theo accusedo aso ao proclaimedoperson.oTheoimpugnedoorderodatedo02.11.2016oalsooreflectsonon-complianceowithotheostatutoryorequirementoofowaitingoforoaominimumoofo30odayso aftero publicationo ofo proclamationo beforeo declaringo ano accusedo ao proclaimedo person.oInotheoconsideredoopinionoofothisoCourt,oclearonoticeoperiodoofonotolesso thano 30o dayso fromo theo dateo ofo itso publicationo musto beo providedo ino theo proclamationoitself.oTheosameolegaloprincipleosquarelyoappliesoinotheopresento case.oo

6.o o ThisoCourtofindsothatotheocourseoadoptedobyotheoCourtobelowoisoino clearocontraventionoof,oandoantitheticaloto,otheoprovisionsoofoSectiono82oofotheo CodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,o1973.oTheoCourtobelowohasocommittedoaomanifesto illegalityo byo issuingo ando actingo upono theo proclamationo withouto ensuringo complianceo witho theo mandatoryo statutoryo requirements.o Theo learnedo Courto

o o o 6o o below,owhileodeclaringotheopetitioneroasoaoproclaimedoperson,ofailedotoorecordo theorequisiteojudicialosatisfactionoregardingodueoexecutionoofotheoproclamationo ando proceededo ino ao mechanicalo ando perfunctoryo manner,o renderingo theo impugnedo ordero legallyo unsustainable.o Sucho ano ordero beingo violativeo ofo mandatoryoprovisionsoofolaw,ocannotobeosustained.oSectiono82oofotheoCriminalo ProcedureoCode,o1973oreadsoasounder:oo o"82.oProclamationoforopersonoabsconding.o-o(1)oIfoanyoCourtohasoreasonotoo believeo (whethero aftero takingo evidenceo oro not)o thato anyo persono againsto whomoao warrantohasobeenoissuedobyo itohasoabscondedooroiso concealingo himselfosoothatosuchowarrantocannotobeoexecuted,osuchoCourtomayopublishoao writtenoproclamationorequiringohimotooappearoatoaospecifiedoplaceoandoatoao specifiedotimeonotolessothanothirtyodaysofromotheodateoofopublishingosucho proclamation.o o(2)oTheoproclamationoshallobeopublishedoasofollows:o-o

(i)(a)oitoshallobeopubliclyoreadoinosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofotheotownooro villageoinowhichosuchopersonoordinarilyoresides;o

(b)oitoshallobeoaffixedotoosomeoconspicuousopartoofotheohouseoorohomesteado inowhichosuchopersonoordinarilyoresidesoorotoosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofo suchotownoorovillage;o

(c)oaocopyothereofoshallobeoaffixedotoosomeoconspicuousopartoofotheocourt-house;o

(ii)otheoCourtomayoalso,oifoitothinksofit,odirectoaocopyoofotheoproclamationotoo beopublishedoinoaodailyonewspaperocirculatingoinotheoplaceoinowhichosucho personoordinarilyoresides.o o(3)oAostatementoinowritingobyotheoCourtoissuingotheoproclamationotootheo effectothatotheoproclamationowasodulyopublishedoonoaospecifiedoday,oinotheo mannero specifiedo ino clauseo (i)o ofo sub-sectiono (2),o shallo beo conclusiveo evidenceothatotheorequirementsoofothisoSectionohaveobeenocompliedowith,o andothatotheoproclamationowasopublishedoonosuchoday.o o[(4)oWhereoaoproclamationopublishedounderosub-sectiono(1)oisoinorespectoofo aopersonoaccusedoofoanooffenceopunishableounderoSectionso302,o304,o364,o 367,o382,o392,o393,o394,o395,o396,o397,o398,o399,o400,o402,o436,o449,o459,o oro460oofotheoIndianoPenaloCodeo(45oofo1860),oandosuchopersonofailsotoo appearoatotheospecifiedoplaceoandotimeorequiredobyotheoproclamation,otheo

o o o 7o o Courtomay,oafteromakingosuchoinquiryoasoitothinksofit,opronounceohimoao proclaimedooffenderoandomakeoaodeclarationotoothatoeffect.o o(5)oTheoprovisionsoofosub-sectionso(2)oando(3)oshalloapplyotooaodeclarationo madeobyotheoCourtounderosub-sectiono(4)oasotheyoapplyotootheoproclamationo publishedounderosub-sectiono(1).]"o o

7.o o AoCoordinateoBenchoofothisoCourtowhileodealingowithoinvocationo ofotheoprovisionoofoSectiono82oofotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,oagainstoano accusedoinotheocaseoofo'Sonuov.oStateoofoHaryana,o2021(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o 319',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(SeeoRohitoKumarov.o StateoofoDelhi:o2008oCrl.oJ.o2561).o o(ii)oThereomustobeoaoreportobeforeotheoCourtothatotheopersonoagainstowhomo warrantowasoissuedohadoabscondedoorohadobeenoconcealingohimselfosoothato theo warranto ofo arresto couldo noto beo executedo againsto him.o However,o theo Courto iso noto boundo too takeo evidenceo ino thiso regardo beforeo issuingo ao Proclamationounderosectiono82(1)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973.o(SeeoRohitoKumaro v.oStateoofoDelhio:o2008oCrl.oJ.o2561).o o(iii)o o Theo Courto cannoto issueo theo Proclamationo aso ao mattero ofo courseo becauseotheoPoliceoisoaskingoforoit.oTheoCourtomustobeoprimaofacieosatisfiedo thatotheopersonohasoabscondedooroisoconcealingohimselfosoothatotheowarranto ofo arrest,o previouslyo issued,o cannoto beo executed,o despiteo reasonableo diligence.o (Seeo BishundayalMahtono ando otherso v.o Emperoro :oAIRo 1943o Patnao 366o ando Devendero Singho Negio v.o Stateo ofo U.P.o :o 1994o Crlo LJo (AllahabadoHC)o1783).o o(iv)oTheorequisiteodateoandoplaceoforoappearanceomustobeospecifiedoinotheo proclamationorequiringosuchopersonotooappearoonosuchodateoatotheospecifiedo place.oSuchodateomusto notobeolessothano30oclearodaysofromotheodateoofo issuanceo ando publicationo ofo theo proclamation.o (Seeo Gurappao Gugalo ando othersov.oStateoofoMysoreo:o1969oCriLJo826oandoShokatoAliov.oStateoofo Harynao:o2020(2)oRCRo(CRIMINAL)o339).o o(v)o Whereo theo periodo betweeno issuanceo ando publicationo ofo theo proclamationoandotheospecifiedodateoofohearingoisolessothanothirtyodays,otheo accusedo cannoto beo declaredo ao proclaimedo person/offendero ando theo 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)o550)o o(vi)oTheoProclamationohasotoobeopublishedoinotheomannerolaidodownoino sectiono82(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973.oForopublicationotheoproclamationohasotoo beofirstopubliclyoreadoinosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofotheotownoorovillageoino whichotheoaccusedoordinarilyoresides;othenotheosameohasotoobeoaffixedotoo someoconspicuousopartoofotheohouseoorohomesteadoinowhichotheoaccusedo ordinarilyoresidesoorotoosomeoconspicuousoplaceoofosuchotownoorovillageo

o o o 8o o ando thereaftero ao copyo ofo theo proclamationo haso too beo affixedo too someo conspicuouso parto ofo theo Court-house.o Theo threeo sub-clauseso (a)-o (c)o ino sectiono82o(2)(i)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973oareoconjunctiveoandonotodisjunctive,o whichomeansothatothereowouldobeonoovalidopublicationoofotheoproclamationo unlessoallotheothreeomodesoofopublicationoareoproved.o(SeeoPawanoKumaro Guptaov.oTheoStateoofoW.B.o:o1973oCriLJo1368).oWhereotheoCourtosooorderso ao copyo ofo theo proclamationo haso too beo additionallyo publishedo ino ao dailyo newspaperocirculatingoinotheoplaceoinowhichotheoaccusedoordinarilyoresides.o Advisably,oproclamationohasotoobeoissuedowithofourocopiesosoothatooneoeacho ofotheothreeocopiesoofotheoproclamationomayobeoaffixedotoosomeoconspicuouso partoofotheohouseoorohomesteadoinowhichotheoaccusedoordinarilyoresides,otoo someoconspicuousoplaceoofosuchotownoorovillageoandotoosomeoconspicuouso partoofotheoCourthouseoandoreportoregardingopublicationomayobeomadeoono theo fourtho copyo ofo theo proclamation.oAdditionalo copyo willo beo requiredo whereotheoproclamationoisoalsoorequiredotoobeopublishedoinotheonewspaper.o o(vii)oStatementoofotheoservingoofficerohasotoobeorecordedobyotheoCourtoasotoo theodateoandomodeoofopublicationoofotheoproclamation.o(SeeoBiradoDanov.o State:o1958oCriLJo965).o o(viii)o Theo Courto issuingo theo proclamationo haso too makeo ao statemento ino writingoinoitsoorderothatotheoproclamationowasodulyopublishedoonoaospecifiedo dayoinoaomannerospecifiedoinosectiono82(2)(i)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973.oSucho statementoinowritingobyotheoCourtoisodeclaredotoobeoconclusiveoevidenceothato theo requirementso ofo Sectiono 82o haveo beeno compliedo witho ando thato theo proclamationowasopublishedoonosuchoday.o(SeeoBiradoDanov.oState:o1958o CriLJo965).o o(xi)oTheoconditionsospecifiedoinosectiono82(2)oofotheoCr.P.C.,o1973oforotheo publicationoofoaoProclamationoagainstoanoabsconderoareomandatory.oAnyo non-complianceotherewithocannotobeocuredoasoano'irregularity'oandorenderso theo Proclamationo ando proceedingso subsequento theretoo ao nullity.o (Seeo DevendraoSinghoNegioaliasoDebuov.oStateoofoU.P.oandoanother:o1994oCriLJo 1783oandoPaloSinghov.oTheoState:o1955oCriLJo318)."o o

8.o o Ito iso byo nowo ao settledo principleo ofo lawo thato prioro too issuingo ao proclamationo undero Sectiono 82o Cr.o P.C.,o theo Courto iso requiredo too recordo itso satisfactiono thato theo accused,o againsto whomo sucho proclamationo iso sought,o iso abscondingooroisoconcealingohimself/oherselfowithotheointentionotooevadeoarrest.o Thisofoundationaloandojurisdictionalorequirementoisoconspicuouslyoabsentoinotheo presentocase.oAoperusaloofotheoimpugnedoorderodatedo02.11.2016orevealsothatonoo suchosatisfactionohasobeenorecordedobyotheoCourtobelow,onorodoesotheorecordo discloseoanyomaterialowhichocouldojustifyoanoinferenceothatotheopetitionerohado abscondedo oro waso deliberatelyo avoidingo hiso appearanceo beforeo theo Court.o Furthermore,otheoeffectingoofoproclamationowasonotodoneoasoperoprovisionsoofo Sectiono82oofotheoCr.oP.C.,oresultingoinoseriousoprejudiceotootheopetitioner.oo

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9.o o TheoprovisionsoofoSectiono82oofotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,o havingoseriousociviloandocriminaloramificationsoquaotheorightsoofoanoaccused,o particularlyoaffectingohisolibertyoandoparticipationoinotrialoproceedings,ocannotobeo invokedo ino ao casualo oro cavaliero manner.o Theo mandatoryo requiremento ofo recordingosatisfactionothatotheoaccusedohasoabscondedooroisoconcealingohimself/o herselfosoothatotheowarrantoofoarrestocannotobeoexecuted,oasoembodiedoundero Sectiono82oCr.P.C.,omustobeoscrupulouslyocompliedowithoonotheobasisoofocogento andorelevantomaterialoavailableoonorecord.oAnyonon-adherenceotoothisostatutoryo mandateowhileodeclaringoanoaccusedoasoaoproclaimedooffender/personovitiateso theoproclamationoproceedingsoinotheiroentirety.o

10.o o oInotheoaforesaidobackdrop,othisoCourtoisoofotheoconsideredoopiniono thatonoousefulopurposeowouldobeoservedobyopermittingotheocriminaloproceedingso too continueo againsto theo petitioner,o whicho areo foundedo upono ano illegalo ando procedurallyoflawedoproclamation.oItois,otherefore,oaofitoandoappropriateocaseoforo theoexerciseoofoinherentopowersounderoSectiono528oofotheoBNSSo/oSectiono482oofo theoCr.P.C.,osooasotoopreventoabuseoofotheoprocessoofolawoandotoosecureotheoendso ofojustice.o

11.o o Inoviewoofotheoaboveofindings,oandoconsideringotheoentiretyoofotheo factsoandocircumstancesoofotheopresentocase,otheopresentopetitionoisoallowed.o Consequently,otheoimpugnedoorderodatedo02.11.2016o(AnnexureoP-5)opassedobyo theolearnedoJudicialoMagistrateoIstoClass,oPhillaur,oDistrictoJalandhar,owhereby,o theo petitionero haso beeno declaredo aso proclaimedo person,o aso wello aso allo consequentialo proceedingso arisingo therefrom,o areo herebyo quashedo quao theo petitioner.ooo

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12.o o Theopetitioneroisodirectedotooapplyoforobail,owhetheroanticipatoryooro regularoasodeemoappropriateobyohim,owithinoaoperiodoofo04oweeksofromotoday,o failingowhichotheopresentopetitionowouldobeodeemedotoobeodismissedowithoutoanyo furtheroreferenceotootheoBench.ooo

13.o o Nothingoobservedohereinoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressionoofo opinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.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 o o o o oooooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o ooooooJUDGEo Mayo15,o2026oMayo15 2026 mahaviro o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/No

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