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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-55519-2025 Mona Bharti ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab ….Respondent Date of Decision: April 17, 2026 Date of Uploading: April 18, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Bipan Ghai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nikhil Ghai, Advocate and Mr. Munish Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab.

Mr. Suneet Pal Singh Aulakh, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023, seeking quashing of the impugned order dated 25.10.2021 (Annexure P- 21) passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur, whereby, the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed offender, in case FIR No.265 dated 22.11.2020, registered for commission of offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 120-B of IPC (Section 404 of IPC added lateron), at Police Station Model Town, District Hoshiarpur, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, including FIR No.316 dated 05.12.2022, under Section 174-A of IPC, registered at Police Station Model Town, Hoshiapur qua the petitioner.

2. Learned senior counsel for the pe