Srinagar: The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Baramulla has declared eight individuals as proclaimed offenders, a police spokesperson informed Monday.
Identified as Hilal Ahmad Ganie, son of Assadullah; Mudasir Shafi Geelani, son of Mohammad Shafi; Mohammad Maqbool Pandith, son of Mohammad Ramzan, all residents of Khore Sherabad Pattan; Habibullah Sheikh, son of Abdul Aziz, resident of Goom Ahmadpora Pattan; Shabir Ahmad Najar, son of Late Habibullah of Par Mohalla Pattan; Mohammad Ashraf Dar, son of Abdul Khalid of Watwan Pattan; Ghulam Nabi Najar, son of Late Ghulam Rasool of Najar Mohalla Pattan, & Fayaz Ahmad Mir, son of Late Habibullah, resident of Main Mohalla Pattan – these individuals were declared as proclaimed offenders in case FIR No. 03/2008 under sections 2/3 EIMCO Act, 121 RPC, 19 UA(P) Act of Police Station Pattan on the application moved by Baramulla Police, spokesperson said.
He said sometime before, a search warrant under section 25 Police Act was obtained from the court for the arrest of the accused persons who could not be arrested as all are presently at PoJK and Pakistan.
Proclamation orders under section 87 CrPC have been obtained from court against these eight individuals which have been pasted at their residences, public places. Court also directed that they will present themselves before it within one month failing which the process for attachment of property under section 88 CrPC shall be initiated against them.