https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409067 A person cannot be declared a proclaimed person unless the proclamation strictly complies with Section 82 CrPC, including a prior warrant, reasons to believe absconding or concealment, proper publication, and a date of appearance at least thirty days after publication. Here, the proclamation was published on 06.11.2017 but appearance was fixed for 14.11.2017, so the statutory minimum period was not met. Mere later adjournment did not cure the defect because the proclamation had to be reissued and republished in accordance with law. The declaration and consequential proceedings were therefore unsustainable and were quashed. en-us Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409067 A person cannot be declared a proclaimed person unless the proclamation strictly complies with Section 82 CrPC, including a prior warrant, reasons to believe absconding or concealment, proper publication, and a date of appearance at least thirty days after publication. Here, the proclamation was published on 06.11.2017 but appearance was fixed for 14.11.2017, so the statutory minimum period was not met. Mere later adjournment did not cure the defect because the proclamation had to be reissued and republished in accordance with law. The declaration and consequential proceedings were therefore unsustainable and were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409067