Gurmail Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others

 



   
  


 

  











       

 
 


 


 
 

 





  
  





   

   

   !"#!$%&'()*(+(,&)(&-&-$,&'()(&-&-$,(*'#+-.)/0,(1&'( 2/10(.(,&1#&(1

3)#++(14!&'(115 (++-$,+/10(#,0*/* "'(*(4!&'(2/10(.(,&$%6$,7-6&-$,1#&(1  8/,1(*(6&-$,+   8 9
)#++(14!&'(115 '-(%/1-6-#5#0-+&*#&(#,0*/*"#+ /)'(51#,1&'(+(,&(,6(#"#*1(1&'(*(-,"#+.$1-%-(1#,1&'()*-7#&( *(+)$,1(,&+"(*($*1(*(1&$4(*(5(#+(1$,)*$4#&-$,

&"#+&'(6#+($%&'()*$+(6/&-$,&'#&$,  #&(5()'$,-6 .(++#0("#+*(6(-7(1-,&'()$5-6(+&#&-$,*(0#*1-,0#1.-++-$,$%/*.(5 -,0'-,'$+)-&#5 -::#*-,0'7-+-&(1&'('$+)-&#5#,1*(6$*1(1&'( +&#&(.(,&$%/*.(5-,0'&$&'((%%(6&&'#&'("#+#,#0*-6/5&/*-+&#,1'#1 &#:(,&'(5#,1$% *-&#.-,0'$,5(#+(  ,  #&#4$/&

) .

 "'(,'("#+6$.-,04#6:&$'-+'$/+(%*$.'-+%-(51+#,1*(#6'(1,(#*&'(

 .$&$*$%#5:-&-,0'#0&#*-,0'#*.(1"-&' &#:/##2-&-,0'#*.(1 "-&'+&-6:#,1''$&#-,0'#*.(1"-&'0#,1#+#"(*(+&#,1-,0&'(*( #0&#* -,0'(;'$*&(1&$&(#6''-.#5(++$,%$*'(5)-,0#0#*-,0'&$&#:(&'(5#,1 $%((&-,0'$,5(#+( '(*(#%&(*#0&#*-,0'0#7('-.&#:/#45$""'-6' '-&$,&'(5-&&5(%-,0(*$%'-+%$$& ''$&#-,0'0#7(0#,1#+#45$"$,&'( 4#6:+-1($%'-+5(01/(&$"'-6''(%(551$",#,1&'(,#02-&-,0'0#7( +&-6:45$"$,&'()(*+$,$%&'(6$.)5#-,#,&  ,'(#*-,0'-.+6*(#.-,0 #+"-,1(*-,0'*(#6'(1&'(*(#,1*(+6/(1'-. 55&'(#66/+(1%5(1#"#!

%*$.&'(+)$&#,1'("#+&#:(,&$-7-5$+)-&#5#,0*/*  ,&'(4#+-+$%&'(#%$*(+#-1+&#&(.(,&#,1&'(.(1-6#5*(6$*1

 $

 1#&(1  8    /,1(*  (6&-$,+     8  #,1  9 
  "#+ *(0-+&(*(1#& $5-6(&#&-$,#1#*#,0*/*  '(#66/+(1"(*(#**(+&(1 *(6$7(*-(+"(*(.#1(#,1#%-,#5*()$*&/,1(*(6&-$, *

"#+ )*(+(,&  4(%$*(  &'(  $/*&  #,1  &'(  #66/+(1  "(*(  6'#*0(<+'((&(1  %$*  &'( $%%(,6(/,1(*(6&-$,+   8#,1 9

'(&*-#5$/*&'(51&'(#66/+(10/-5&!%$*&'($%%(,6(+/,1(* (6&-$,+   8#,1 9
#,1+(,&(,6(1''$&#-,0'#,1#0&#*-,0' &$/,1(*0$ -0$*$/+
.)*-+$,.(,&%$*#)(*-$1$%3.$,&'+#5$,0"-&'%-,( $%
8=<#,1-,1(%#/5&&'(*($%&$%/*&'(*/,1(*0$*-0$*$/+-.)*-+$,.(,& %$*  # )(*-$1  $% 8 1#!+  /,1(* (6&-$,   
  &$  /,1(*0$  -0$*$/+
.)*-+$,.(,&%$*#)(*-$1$%!(#*+#5$,0"-&'%-,($% 
=<#,1-, 1(%#/5&&'(*($%&$%/*&'(*/,1(*0$*-0$*$/+-.)*-+$,.(,&%$*#)(*-$1$% .$,&'+/,1(*(6&-$, 8*(#1"-&'(6&-$, 9
'$"(7(*#66/+(1#02-& -,0'"#++(,&(,6(1&$/,1(*0$ -0$*$/+
.)*-+$,.(,&%$*#)(*-$1$%

  !(#*+#5$,0"-&'%-,($%
=<#,1-,1(%#/5&&'(*($%&$%/*&'(*/,1(*0$ *-0$*$/+-.)*-+$,.(,&%$*#)(*-$1$%.$,&'+/,1(*(6&-$, 8
#,1 &$/,1(*0$ -0$*$/+
.)*-+$,.(,&%$*#)(*-$1$%3.$,&'+#5$,0"-&'%-,( $%
8=<#,1-,1(%#/5&&'(*($%&$%/*&'(*/,1(*0$*-0$*$/+-.)*-+$,.(,& %$*#)(*-$1$%81#!+/,1(*(6&-$,  
55&'(+(,&(,6(+"(*( $*1(*(1&$*/,6$,6/**(,&5!

,#))(#5"#+6#**-(14!&'(6$,7-6&+"'(*(-,&'(#))(55#&( $/*&.#-,&#-,(1&'(6$,7-6&-$,*(6$*1(14!&'(&*-#5$/*& $"(7(*$, &'(  )$-,&  $%  >/#,&/.  $%  +(,&(,6(  &'(  #))(55#&(  $/*&  (;&(,1(1  &'( 6$,6(++-$,$% *$4#&-$,6$,+-1(*-,0&'(#17#,6(1#0($%6$,7-6&''$&# -,0'?!(#*+@#,1&'("-55-,0,(++$%&'(6$,7-6&+&$)#!#6$.)(,+#&-$, $%
=<(#6'&$&'(6$.)5#-,#,&  $,+-1(*-,0&'(#4$7(&'(#))(55#&($/*&$*1(*(1*(5(#+($% ''$&#-,0'#,1#0&#*-,0'$,)*$4#&-$, '(!"(*(#5+$$*1(*(1&$)#!

#6$.)(,+#&-$,&$&/,($%
=<(#6'&$&'(6$.)5#-,#,& 

(#*,(16$/,+(5%$*&'()(&-&-$,(*<6$.)5#-,#,&'#+6$,&(,1(1 &'#&&'(#))(55#&($/*&'#+(**(1-,.$1-%!-,0&'($*1(*$%+(,&(,6()#++(1 4!&'(&*-#5$/*& 
&'#+4((,%/*&'(*6$,&(,1(1&'#&#55&'(6$,7-6&+"(*( #5*(#1!)*(+(,&#&&'(+)$&"-&'&'(-**(+)(6&-7("(#)$,+"#-&-,0%$*&'( 6$.)5#-,#,&#++/6'&'("'$5($66/**(,6("#+)*(<.(1-&#&(1#,1&'(!'#1 (7(*!-,&(,&-$,&$'#*.&'(6$.)5#-,#,& 66$*1-,0&$'-.&'(+(,&(,6( #"#*1(14!&'(&*-#5$/*&1(+(*7(+&$4(*(+&$*(1 

(#*,(16$/,+(5%$*&'()*-7#&(*(+)$,1(,&++/4.-&&(1&'#&&'( $66/**(,6(-+$%&'(!(#* '(*(+)$,1(,&+#*(%#6-,0&'(#0$,!$%&*-#5

! #,1#))(#5%$*&'(5#+&!(#*+  $&'&'(6$.)5#-,#,&#,1&'()*-7#&( *(+)$,1(,&+#*(*(+-1(,&+$%&'(+#.(7-55#0(  '(6$.)5#-,#,&'#+4((, +/-&#45!6$.)(,+#&(14!&'()*-7#&(*(+)$,1(,&+#,1&'(*(%$*(,$&'-,0 +/*7-7(+%$*6$,+-1(*#&-$,-,&'()*(+(,&*(7-+-$,)(&-&-$,#+&'()(*-$1$% )*$4#&-$,-+#5*(#1!$7(*

%&(*'(#*-,05(#*,(16$/,+(5%$*&'()#*&-(+&'-+$/*&%-,1+ &'#&&'(#))(55#&($/*&'#+6$,+-1(*(1&'(,#&/*($%-,2/*-(+#,1#"#*1(1 +/-&#45(6$.)(,+#&-$,&$&'(7-6&-.

'(#))(55#&($/*&'#+(;&(,1(1&'( 4(,(%-&$% *$4#&-$,$,+$/,12/1-6-#5)*-,6-)5(+#,1'#++&*/6:#4#5#,6(

'(#))(55#&($/*&(;&(,1(1&'(6$,6(++-$,$,

3#,1#1.-&&(15! &'()(*-$1$%)*$4#&-$,$%$,(!(#*-+#5+$$7(* $&'-,0'#+4((,4*$/0'& $,*(6$*1&$+'$"&'#&&'(6$,7-6&<)*$4#&-$,(*+'#7((7(*.-+/+(1+/6' 6$,6(++-$, 
,&'-+7-("$%&'(.#&&(*&'-+$/*&1$(+,$&%-,1#,!*(#+$,&$ -,&(*%(*("-&'&'(2/10.(,&)#++(14!&'(#))(55#&($/*&

(+/5&#,&5!&'(*(7-+-$,%#-5+#,1-&+&#,1+1-+.-++(1

 $7(.4(*

 /5#&- "# A'(&'(* ()$*&#45(  (+=$ A'(&'(*)(#:-,0= (#+$,(1  (+=$