ANTICIPATORY BAIL PLEA ON BEHALF OF THE PROCLAIMED OFFENDER NOT MAINTAINABLE: PUNJAB & amp; HARYANA HIGH COURT The Punjab & amp; Haryana has restated that the anticipatory bail plea on behalf of a proclaimed offender is not maintainable. This decision was passed by the bench comprising Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri. The court was addressing the petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for granting anticipatory bail in an FIR under Section 174A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to the petitioner. An FIR was filed 10 years after the petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender by the trial court. The court noticed that the petitioner did not challenge the trial court order. Thus, the court concluded that anticipatory bail is not maintainable on behalf of a proclaimed offender and dismissed the petition accordingly. With a team of Criminal Law experts, Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in commercial disputes, including Insolvency Proceedings. We are regularly involved in representations before NCLT, NCLAT, DRT, and other commercial tribunals in India.