Daljit Singh vs State Of Haryana

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2025 Supreme(SC) 4

C. T. RAVIKUMAR, SANJAY KAROL
Daljit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Ms. Sugandh Rathor, Adv. Mr. Mayank Dahiya, Adv. Ms. Bhupinder, Adv. Mr. Ajay Pal, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Raj Singh Rana, A.A.G. Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv. Mr. Fateh Singh, Adv. Mr. Nepal Singh, Adv. Ms. Kanika, Adv. Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv. Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv. Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AOR

JUDGMENT :

(Sanjay Karol, J.)

1. The questions arising in this appeal that assails the judgment and order dated 2nd June, 2023 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in Case No.CRM-M-5784 of 2023 (O&M), whereby under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973¹[Hereinafter, “Cr.P.C.”], the Court refused to quash Complaint Case No.151 of 2010 dated 8th June, 2010; summoning order dated 17th August, 2010; and order dated 28th November, 2016 declaring the appellant a proclaimed offender passed by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bhiwani; are that whether the proclaimed offender status, under the provisions of the Cr.P.C., of an accused can subsist if such accused stands acquitted during trial in connection to the very same offence; and whether the subsistence of the proclamation under Section 82 of Cr.P.C. is necessary for the authorities to proceed against an accused against whom such a proclamation stands issued, under Section 174A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860²[Hereinafter, “IPC”].

2. The facts which gave rise to the question as above, in brief, are:

2.1 The Appellant ran a business concern which was awarded a contract for ‘8-Laning’ of a National Highway (NH-