P&H: Quashes Proclaimed Person Order Over Defects In Proclamation Period between publication of proclamation and specified hearing date is less than 30 days

(1) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.82(1) — Proclamation — Court must record proper satisfaction that person has absconded or is concealing himself so that warrant cannot be executed despite reasonable diligence — Failure to record such satisfaction violates S.82(1). (Para 8)

(2) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.82 — Proclamation — Mandatory period of 30 days — Where period between publication of proclamation and specified hearing date is less than 30 days, period cannot be extended merely by adjourning case and fresh proclamation is required. (Para 9)

(3) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Ss.82, 382 — Proclamation — Order declaring petitioner proclaimed person quashed where trial court had failed to record satisfaction required u/s.82(1) and had not issued fresh proclamation despite period being less than 30 days. (Paras 7 to 10)