IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 135 CRM-M-24724-2025 Date of decision: May 07, 2025 BABU LAL @ BABU LAL JAT …Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: Mr. Sukhbir Maandi, Advocate for the petitioner. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of the impugned order dated 22.10.2024 (Annexure P-8) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Baba Bakala Sahib, District Amritsar in case FIR No.37 dated 06.06.2017 under Section 304-A, 283, 337, 338 of the IPC, 1860, registered at Police Station Khilchian, District Amritsar (Rural) (Annexure P-1), vide which the petitioner has been declared as a ‘Proclaimed Person’. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to appear and surrender before the learned trial Court. Hence, in the aforementioned facts and circumstances, petitioner be protected till his appearance before the learned trial Court, and directions be given to the learned trial Court that his bail application, which he would be filing on his surrender, be decided expeditiously. 3. Notice of motion. Jaspreet Kaur 2025.05.08 11:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M-24724-2025 -2- 4. On asking of the Court, Mr. H.S. Deol, Sr. DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1-State. 5. 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 learned trial Court within 7 days from today. Till then, no coercive steps be taken against the petitioner. This shall, however, be subject to payment of costs in the sum of Rs.10,000/- to be deposited with the concerned District Legal Services Authority concerned, which shall be a condition precedent. 6. It is made clear that in case the petitioner fails to surrender before the trial Court within 7 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, the learned trial Court shall make earnest efforts to decide it expeditiously, in accordance with law. May 07, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Jaspreet Kaur JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No Jaspreet Kaur 2025.05.08 11:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh