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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/64648/2023disposed of

Sohan Lal v. Jagjit Singh And Another

2023-12-21Mrs. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 2023:PHHC:164579 CRM-M-64648-2023 Date of decision: December 21st, 2023 Sohan Lal .....Petitioner

Versus

Jagjit Singh and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. S.K. Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (ORAL) Petitioner is seeking quashing of order dated 15.11.2023 (Annexure P-3) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Pathankot, whereby the petitioner had been declared as proclaimed offender in case NIAct/725/2019 dated 24.09.2019 titled as Jagjit Singh Versus Sohan Lal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 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 with directions 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, Ms. Swati Batra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2-State.

PUNEET SACHDEVA 2023.12.21 15:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh

CRM-M-64648-2023 -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 within seven days from today. Till then, no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner.

6.

It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate within seven days from today, this order shall be of no avail to him thereafter. In case, on appearance and surrender, the petitioner moves an application for bail before the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate, the same shall be decided expeditiously by the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate in accordance with law. December 21st, 2023 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2023.12.21 15:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh