S. No.126 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

CRM-M-64303 of 2025 Date of Decision:14.11.2025 Dasrath @ Dashrat .....Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present:- Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Jatinderpal Singh, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

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Yashvir Singh Rathor, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been instituted under Section 482 Cr.P.C/528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing order dated 20.01.2025 (Annexure P.9) passed by learned JMIC, Derabassi, whereby the petitioner has been declared as a proclaimed person in case bearing No.CHA/66/2023 titled “State Vs. Dasrath etc.” in case FIR No.63 dated 19.02.2023 registered under Sections 61, 78(2) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 at Police Station Zirakpur, District SAS Nagar (Mohali) and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. Upon notice, the State Counsel has appeared. Learned counsel for the parties have been heard and material placed on the file has been perused.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner argued that petitioner has been wrongly declared as a proclaimed person. He never received any summons/ warrants from the trial Court and