Swaran Singh v. State Of Punjab
!"#$%"&'('#)*+,, -. / )-')01 ,,,,,,,,"!'!'#)"/ ( 2"/(3( -! !"#$3)4 5 ,,,,,,, "(6#)%")! (
* 78
, - 9 8- /"(")!*
/, #1 ) '!! :;%<#& !"; 8"0 :'% #3)(":;
$#/6"!'!'#)"/,
/,9 / )5'/-')01; 3)4 5, , , 8- ;, 1'(/"<'('#)6"!'!'#)1 (5"")$':"% 0 ')(!43%0=")!% !"% +,,;6 (("%5>:" /)"%%%'!'#) :-"(('#)(3%0"; %1#&; (!/ &?
#3/!;=/'!( /; $$'/=')043%0=")!#$&#)<'&!'#) )%#/%"/#$(")!")&" % !"%,,;6 (("% 5>:" /)"%-35'<'('#) :3%'&' : 0'(!/ !";
4) : ;<'%".1'&16/"(")!6"!'!'#)"/. (&#)<'&!"%3)%"/-"&!'#) & #$ 3)4 5 @&'(" &!; ; )% . ( (")!")&"% !# 3)%"/0# /'0#/#3( '=6/'(#)=")!$#/#)">" / )%!#6 >$')"#$ (,A; ;')%"$ 3:!!1"/"#$;
!#$3/!1"/3)%"/0#/'0#/#3('=6/'(#)=")!$#/!1/""=#)!1(, /#("&3!'#) (!#/>; ') (1#/!; '( !1 ! - -3?14')%"/ -')01
B+; .1':" #) 6 !/#: %3!> ! ') 1#.?; 4) : ; .'!1 1'( $"::#.
#$$'&' :(; /"&"'<"% ("&/"! ')$#/= !'#) !1 ! &&3("% -. / ) -')01 . ( %'(!'::')0'::'&'!:'C3#/5>.#/?')0 (!'::')1'(1#3(",&&#/%')0:>;6#:'&" 6 /!>&#)%3&!"%/ '% !1#3("#$ &&3("%,!!1"!'="#$/ '%; &&3("%. ( $#3)%%'(!'::')0'::'&'!:'C3#/#)5>.#/?')0 (!'::')/!> /%#$1'(1#3(", ". ( 66/"1")%"% !!1"(6#!,+?':#0/ =(#$: 1 ). ($#3)%')#)" %/3=',A=:(,%'(!'::')0'::'&'!:'C3#/. ( :(#$#3)%,=:(,:'C3#/. (
("6 / !"% (( =6:",8 1 ). ((" :"%5>@&'(")(6"&!#/;) =":>; :%"< -')01, 3/')0!/' :;@&'(")(6"&!#/ :%"<-')01 (.":: ( )<"(!'0 !')0 $$'&"/--3?14')%"/-')01 B+ )%/"&#<"/>.'!)"(( " % #)(! 5:" /')%"/-')01 B."/""@ =')"%, 1"!/' : #3/!
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
:#0/ =(,1".')"(("( :(#%'(&/"6 )!')!1"'/(! "=")!(.1"!1"/ & (" 6/#6"/!> . ( (" :"% .'1 (" : 7 -7 #/ 7--7, 1" .')"(("( :(# %'(&/"6 )!.1"!1"/ &&3("%. ($""%')0$'/" !!1"!'="#$/ '%#/1"= %" )#(! "=")!, =#$!1"<'".!1 !(3&1%'(&/"6 )&'"( /"5#3)%!##&&3/ .1").')"(("( /"&/#(("@ =')"% $!"/: 6("#$!'=";6 /!'&3: /:>.1") %" :.'1("<"/ :& ("(#$('=': /) !3/"')')!"/<")')06"/'#%, 1"(" %'(&/"6 )&'"(%#)#!0#!#/##!#$& (",1"')$#/= !'#). (/"&"'<"%!1 ! &&3("%. (%'(!'::')0'::'&'!:'C3#/5>.#/?')0 (!'
+ &&3("%. (/ '%"%;.'!1#3!:#(')0$3/!1"/!'=",-3&1:'?"& ("'(3):'?":> !#5"6: )!"%5>(1#.')0.#/?')0(!'::') 1#3(",-')&"6#:'&"1 %)#!'="; !1"/"$#/";&#=6:' )&"#$-"&!'#) /,, ,:%)#!5"= %" )% 6#:'&"1 (< :'%/" (#)$#/( =", 1" :" /)"% )(": $#/ 6"!'!'#)"/ 1 ( (! !"% !1 ! " %
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
8- +,, (4?( B1"!1"/(6" ?')0#/%"/ * "( # B1"!1"//"6#/! 5:"
* "( #