IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-61436-2025 Date of decision: 03.12.2025 SANJAY SHARMA ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR. ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Darshan Singh Kahlon, Advocate for the petitioner.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been preferred under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, assailing the impugned order dated 14.10.2025 (Annexure P-14), whereby the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Faridabad has declared the petitioner as a proclaimed person.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a complaint under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, 1881 bearing case No.NACT-2252-2022 was registered against the petitioner.

3. He further argued that petitioner was never served with any notice/warrant and learned Trial Court issued bailable/non bailable warrants against the petitioner during the period 24.11.2022 to 18.07.2023. His absence ultimately resulted in his being declared proclaimed person vide order dated 14.10.2025 (Annexure P-14). The impugned order has been passed on the basis of statement of serving official and it is amply clea