MEERA AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

CRM-M-37571-2026 (O&M) 1 144 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-37571-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.07.2026 MEERA AND ANOTHER ... PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present- Mr. Amandeep Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioners. H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 (erstwhile 482 of Cr.P.C) for quashing of impugned order dated 09.01.2023 (Annexure P- 2) passed by the Ld. Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Kurukshetra in FIR No. 444 of 02.11.2017 under sections 384, 420 of IPC, 1860 (Corresponding to Section 308 and 318(4) of BNS) registered at Police Station Kurukshetra University, District Kurukshetra, Haryana (Annexure P- 1) vide which the petitioners have been declared as Proclaimed person. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were never served with any summons, warrants or proclamation at their actual place of residence. Therefore, the petitioners could not appear before the learned trial Court on the date fixed. As such, petitioners were declared proclaimed person vide Order dated 09.01.2023 (Annexure P-2). Lea