IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-11499-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision:24.03.2026 Sukhchain Singh @ Vijay ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Manipal Singh Atwal, DAG, Punjab.

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer made in the present petition for quashing the impugned order dated 20.12.2025, Annexure P-4, passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sri Muktsar Sahib, in case FIR No.80 dated 18.05.2022 registered under Sections 323, 324, 506, 148 and 149 IPC (corresponding to Sections 115, 118, 351, 191 and 190 of BNS respectively), at Police Station Sadar Sri Muktsar Sahib, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, vide which the petitioner was declared as proclaimed person.

2. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner has been declared proclaimed person vide order dated 20.12.2025 as the notice was not initially served and directly non-bailable warrants were issued, leading to declaring him as proclaimed person without complying the procedure of Sections 82(1)(a) of Cr.P.C. without recording satisfaction of the petitioner. On 04.11.2025 u