Augustus Minj v. State & Ors

9 to 11. ^ %19.11.2010 ^ Present: Mr. S.C. Soren, Advocate for the petitioners. |vir. Navin Sharma, ,APP for the State +CRL.M.C, 132/2010, CRL.M.C. 145/2010 and CRL.M.C.146/2010 The present petitions are filed by the petitioners praying inter alia for directions to the respondent No.l/State to produce respondent No.2 Ram Dayal, one of the two co-accused, who is stated to be absconding and has cheated the petitioners and some other persons of huge amount. The petitioners have also sought directions to respondent No.2, Ram Dayal to refund the amount collected from them with interest. Notice was issued on the present petitions vide order dated

19.01.2010. The State filed its status report on the last date of hearing. As per the status report, out of two co-accused, Sita Ram Khernka expired on

26.03.2009 at Vrindavan, UP. His death certificate was verified and found to be correct. Accused Ram Dayal was reported to be absconding. Raids were conducted at his address as also at his native place in Rajasthan but he was not found residing there. Today, learned APP for the State submits that efforts were made by the police to issue publications in the national daily in Delhi and CRL.M.C. 132/2010, 145/2010 and 146/2010 Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. 'V Rajasthan but respondent No.2 is still absconding and has been declared a Proclaimed Offender. He further states that charge-sheet shall be filed as and when respondent No.2 is arrested but as of now, no further step scan be taken in respect of production of respondent No.2. In view of the aforesaid submission made by the learned APP for the State, the present petitions are disposed of. HIMA KOHLI,J . NOVEMBER 19, 2010 rkb CRL.M.C. 132/2010, 145/2010 and 146/2010