FATEH DEEP SINGH, J.

1. The above detailed bunches of four lots of factually varying petitions, all preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Cr.P.C.’) praying for the exercise of inherent powers seeking quashment of the respective orders declaring the petitioners therein in each of these petitions as “proclaimed offenders” have come about to be consolidated and disposed off together and on account of different views diametrically opposed to each other having been canvassed before this Court by the respective counsel have necessitated this Court to take up all these matters co-jointly with an effort to bring about uniformity in the disposal of such matters, as over a period of time and by such divergent expression of opinions on the point of law is making the things all the more unclear rather than bringing about clarity on law to enable the Courts to comprehensively address the relative grievances of each of such placed persons and thus, facilitate dispensation of justice in the right earnest thereby clearing the cobwe