IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 06.04.2026 JASWINDERPAL SINGH RIAR ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Rubal Pawar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Ravinder Singh, DAG Punjab.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for quashing of the impugned order dated 03.01.2020 (Annexure P-13) passed by Ld. Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dera Bassi whereby the petitioner has been declared as "Absconder from Law" in F.I.R. No. 182 dated 10.05.2013 for offences under Section 406, 420, IPC Police Station Zirakpur District S.A.S. Nagar Annexure P-1) and further quashing of all subsequent proceedings arising out of the same.

2. Vide order dated 07.07.2025, a Coordinate Bench of this Court had questioned the maintainability of the present petition since the prayer for quashing of the impugned order has already been dismissed on merits by the Coordinate Bench on 19.08.2021, for which learned counsel for the petitioner had sought time to address the arguments.

3. Today, learned c