Jarnail Singh vs State Of Punjab And Another on 22 July, 2008

           IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
                         AT CHANDIGARH

                                 Criminal Misc. No. M-18131 of 2008
                                 Date of decision:- 22.7.2008

Jarnail Singh                                     ...Petitioner.

                          Versus

State of Punjab and another                       ...Respondents.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL

Present: Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate
for the petitioner.

RAJESH BINDAL J.

The quashing of FIR No. 18 dated 5.2.1997 is sought after 11

years of registration of the FIR, which cannot be considered after such

inordinate delay. The trial in fact could not proceed because in 5.6.2004 the

petitioner was declared as proclaimed offender. The challenge to the order

declaring the petitioner as proclaimed offender on 5.6.2004 also cannot be

entertained at this belated stage.

The present petition is dismissed.

July 22, 2008                                     (RAJESH BINDAL)
ritu-II                                                JUDGE