Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Secs. 82 to 85–[Corresponding Secs. 84 to 88 of BNSS, 2023]–Declaration of the petitioner absonder and issuance or warrant–Justification–No material on record to demonstrate that the summons or warrants had been duly served upon the petitioner prior to initiating the proceedings–Case emanates from a domestic dispute and the principal accused have already faced the trial–One set of accused has been acquitted outright while in subsequent trial, the accused was granted the benefit of probation–Petitioner should be granted an opportunity to participate in the trial subject to appropriate conditions–Directed accordingly.
