P&H: Quashes proclaimed-person FIR after underlying complaint is withdrawn
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Pawan Kumar under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, corresponding to Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. The provision concerns failure to appear after a person has been declared a proclaimed person.
The FIR was registered after Kumar was declared a proclaimed person in proceedings arising from a complaint lodged by ICICI Bank under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. Kumar approached the High Court seeking to quash the FIR and the related proceedings.
Kumar’s counsel submitted that he had paid the entire amount on...
