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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/34920/2023disposed of

Pawan Kumar Verma v. State Of Haryana And Another

2023-07-20Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

CRM-M-34920-2023 -12023:PHHC:091532

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-34920-2023 Date of decision: 20.07.2023 Pawan Kumar Verma and another .....Petitioners

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State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present :

Mr. Varun Issar, Advocate for the petitioners.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (ORAL) The petitioners are seeking quashing of order dated 17.03.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by the trial Court vide which they were declared proclaimed persons in case CHI/246/2017 titled as 'State Vs. Pawan & ors.'. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that multiple FIRs have been registered against the petitioners at various places. It has been further submitted that they were arrested from Lucknow on 04.12.2016 and thereafter, were confined to various jails of Jaipur, Alwar, Rohtak and Kurukshetra from 16.12.2016 to 22.10.2020. He submits that it was thus, for a genuine reason that the petitioners were unable to put in an appearance before the Court. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they are ready to appear and surrender before the trial Court, and therefore, they be protected till then. 3.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the relevant material on record.

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In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioners to appear SONIA BURA 2023.07.21 10:48 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-34920-2023 -22023:PHHC:091532 and surrender before the trial Court on or before 31.07.2023 and move appropriate application for grant of bail. Till then, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners. The trial Court, on such application being moved, shall decide it expeditiously, in accordance with the provisions of law. However, it is made clear that in case the petitioners fail to surrender before the Court below within the above stipulated time period, this order shall be of no avail to them.

20.07.2023 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) sonia JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No SONIA BURA 2023.07.21 10:48 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document