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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/28703/2025disposed of

Jumma v. State Of Haryana

2025-05-23Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28703-2025 Date of decision: May 23rd, 2025 Jumma .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Haryana .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Vinay Kumar Paney, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking quashing of order dated 23.08.2004 (Annexure P-9) passed by learned JMIC, Hisar, whereby the petitioner had been declared as proclaimed offender in FIR No.60 dated 27.04.2004 under Section 279, 336, 427 of the IPC, Sections 3, 5 and 8 of The Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 registered at Police Station Agroha, District Hisar. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to appear and surrender before the trial Court. Hence, in the aforementioned facts and circumstances, petitioner be protected till his appearance before the trial Court and directions be given to the trial Court that his bail application, which he would be filing on his surrender, be decided expeditiously. 3.

Notice of motion.

4.

On asking of the Court, Mr. Rahul Mohan, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.05.23 15:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-28703-2025 -25.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the instant petition is disposed of with directions to the petitioner to appear and surrender before the trial Court on or before 27.05.2025. Till then, no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner. This shall, however, be subject to payment of costs in the sum of `15,000/- to be deposited with the concerned District Legal Services Authority.

6.

It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court within the stipulated period, this order shall be of no avail to him thereafter. In case, on appearance and surrender, the petitioner moves an application for bail, the trial Court shall make earnest efforts to decide it expeditiously, in accordance with law. May 23rd, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.05.23 15:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh