AJAY SOOD vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 123 CRM-M-25986-2026 Decided on : 08.05.2026 Ajay Sood . . . Petitioner Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Ms. Isha Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. By way of present petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS petitioner is seeking quashing/setting aside of order dated 10.10.2025(Annexure P-10), whereby the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed Person/offender in criminal complaint bearing No. COMA No.1543 of 2023 dated 27.09.2023, alongwith consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a criminal complaint bearing No. COMA-1543-2023 was filed by the Drug Inspector- cum-Ex-officio APP against the petitioner and his firm in the year 2023. It is submitted that petitioner was never duly served in the said complaint and that even the bailable or non-bailable warrants, if any, issued against him were never received by the petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that there is no report on record before the learned Trial Court regarding service of no