Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J.: - This is a petition for quashing of FIR No.244 dated 25.09.2007, registered under Sections 399, 401, 402 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short “IPC”] and 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act, 1959 [for short “the Act”] at Police Station City Rajpura, District Patiala.

2. The allegations in the FIR are that a secret information was received by the police party that Jagjit Singh @ Billa, Gurcharan Singh, Ranjit Singh @ Kala, Sat Narain, Parmod Kumar and Gurwinder Singh @ Mintu (petitioner herein) have assembled and were preparing for committing dacoity with deadly weapons. A raid was conducted and all the aforesaid persons except the petitioner were apprehended along with their respective weapons. The challan against all the aforesaid persons except the petitioner was presented but Sat Narain and Parmod Kumar were tried in absentia as they were declared proclaimed offenders, for the offence punishable under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC read with Section 25 of the Arms Act. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala, vide his order dated 18.04.2011, acquitted Jagjit Singh @ Billa, Gurcharan Singh and Ranjit Singh, after giving them benefit of doubt