As far as the legal position is concerned, if
the accused evades the arrest during the
investigation, no doubt the Investigating Officer
has power to arrest the accused without warrant,
if the offence is cognizable one, but for issuance
of proceeding under Section 82 Cr.P.C., the
investigating officer has to seek help of the
Court and only under the orders of the Court,
proclamation under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be
issued.
Section 82(1) Cr.P.C. runs as under:-
"82(1). Proclamation for person absconding--If any
Court has reason to believe (whether after taking
evidence or not) that any person against whom a
warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is
concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be
executed, such Court may publish a written
proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified
place and at a specified time not less than thirty
days from the date of publishing such
proclamation."
10. Section 82(1) Cr.P.C. clearly shows that
before issuance of proclamation under Section 82
Cr.P.C. issuance of NBW is necessary because
Section 82 Cr.P.C. itself says that "if the Court
has reason to believe that any person against
whom a warrant has been issued by it has
absconded or is concealing himself", hence the
issuance of NBW before proclamation under
Section 82 Cr.P.C is necessary. In the present
matter, the investigation is going on, wherein a
person died by consuming toxic liquor and the
petitioner is wanted for the investigation. But it
is also important that Magistrate should not pass
such order in a routine manner, on the simple
application of the Investigating Officer. The
application should be supported by an affidavit
of the Investigating Officer stating the reasons
why NBW and proclamation under Section 82
Cr.P.C. is required, as the issue relates to the
personal liberty of a person guaranteed under
Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Case :- U/S 482/378/407 No. - 2261 of 2021
Kunwar Mahendra Pratap Singh @ Chandan Singh Vs State Of U.P. & Ors.
Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Saroj Yadav,J.
Dated: 18.8.2021
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