RAKESH KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 135 CRM-M-23957-2026 Decided on : 21.05.2026 Rakesh Kumar . . . Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Davinder Singh Saini, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Vinay Malhotra, DAG, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Instant petition, under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 482 Cr.P.C.), has been filed for seeking quashing of order dated 20.08.2024 (Annexure P-4), passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, SBS Nagar, in case bearing No.CHI-135-2022, titled as “State of Punjab v. Gurdeep Singh and others” , arising out of FIR No.58 dated 11.05.2021, registered under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC [corresponding to Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of BNS, 2023] at Police Station Rahon, District SBS Nagar (Annexure P-1), whereby, the petitioner has been declared as ‘Proclaimed Person’, allegedly without following the due procedure of law. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after being released on anticipatory bail by the learned trial Court, the petitioner regularly appeared before the Court proceedings. However, due to unavo