133 CRM-M-44501-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-44501-2025 Date of decision: 01.09.2025 DEEPAK RANA ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Ms. Promila Nain, Advocate and Mr. Amit Thakur, Mr. Abhishek Rawal, Advocates for the petitioner. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed seeking quashing of the order dated 04.03.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patiala, titled as ‘Ishpreet Singh vs Deepak Rana etc' in complaint No.2621 of 2020 dated 27.10.2020 filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act vide which the petitioner was declared proclaimed person. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had no intention to evade the legal proceedings and has never deliberately avoided the process of law. He submits that the petitioner was never served either through summons or through Court staff, registered post or through any police official as the petitioner is residing in Delhi. A request is made that the petitioner would surrender within a week from today and apply for regular bail, his application be taken up expeditiously. Puneet Sharma 2025.09.02 16:14 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment 133 CRM-M-44501-2025 -2- The petition is disposed of. In case the petitioner surrenders within a week from today and applies for regular bail, the court concerned shall take up the bail application on the same day and decide it as expeditiously as possible subject to payment of costs of Rs.20,000/- to be deposited in Poor Patients Welfare Fund, PGIMER, Chandigarh. In case the petitioner fails to surrender within a week, this order shall stand vacated automatically without reference to the Court. (RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL) 01.09.2025 JUDGE puneet i) Whether speaking/reasoned? Yes/No ii) Whether reportable? Yes/No Puneet Sharma 2025.09.02 16:14 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment