125-2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-12169-2025 (O&M)

Decided on 22.01.2026 PARAMJIT SINGH ..... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .......RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Ankit Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sukhbeer Singh, DAG, Punjab.

SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL J.

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1. Paramjit Singh, accused in criminal case arising out of FIR No.65 dated 13.06.1999 under Section 354, 506 and 34 Indian Penal Code, Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur, has filed this petition under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing order dated 02.06.2023 of learned ACJ(SD), SDJM, Garhshankar, declaring him “proclaimed offender”.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier petitioner was declared proclaimed offender on 11.03.2000. He filed a quashing petition wherein he was directed to surrender before the trial Court within two weeks. He surrendered before the trial Court and was granted bail on 05.10.2019. The matter was compromised with the complainant and a quashing petition, on the basis of compromise was filed but was dismissed when complainant resiled from the compromise