High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/34495/2021allowed

Harbhajan Sandhu v. State Of Punjab And ANR

2022-02-23Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi18 pages

-1-

! "!#$% !& '

()*(+(!

,(!%*"

$-.-. !$ /$0"0 ,-(-$ "!+() (! -*$ '''$02 !%$!-0 & 3 4 '

, ,

! "#

* "5* /.%$ !1$$!#.!5 $$$$ , ,

6 '

% & '

()*"+# ,+-.#-,/01 2#3 4-+45)6 '

! ,740836601 273 % ()* 2

!"#$%& '( ) #*+, )& '

+*+( +-. ) %

) #

!' % # ' / , ) #0$ 1)1! !

1! '! 1! , 1 , ), ,% 1)# "'

-2- /" 1 ,#,2# ,#,2#, )

/ 2 1 " , #,2# ) # # " ,# ,2#) , 3 #1!, ), ),,) # 1!'4 #1 # 1 1 , 3 1 #1),#

5)3# # ) ) 6

% 3 !"#&&)#789 !

!"# # #

'1 ) ! ':

'9 : $%& '( *'

'.- ' 91 $ 1; / , " $ 1 " 1 ) 1% 3<#1!,

!"# 1 #1 ), '

91 )!'4 58$-'

5=(> =/#"2#*>(1 " " ) ,,

= ! 2# 7 & '> "#) , "#

% #1 ) 1

! " 11# ,'

1 )

) # #: '?

1#1 0-*0+$= )

-3-

#'9 #@ % 1 ? ), #=/#"2# & '*>( $ 1 '9 ? #)) = ) #

'9 "" "1" )

)

1 ')# ,% " : $%& '( 9*'

'/ ,

!"# 9/ / , $ 1 ;9 1% " 1 ?# " % 1 ", 1 ", ? ), # =/) 9 " '9 "" "1 " ), #=/92# & '> .) @ '4

1 = ) #

' = ""& '

'A # &2

9:9 ;& 9 ()*"4,-8-4#-,/01 2,3 ,8-##-,/ -/--! 2 2 !&<

!: < +27

!% ; < 9:

!:<

; ! !

6 = >2& % !

()*&

! 4 '

;& !!

! ()* &

-4- "#2 9

9:9 ;&03 !! &

2 2<

!:<

: !& ;

: ; 9 !!

! 5 ()*

()*%

! =?%

01 243 2 @/ 54

@# 3

5 # & '

!"#' 4 ('.'.- '--$ 1 "#1 !

1 8## %

11 "1 5)3#1!

% # ,3# 1!'9) #( , # % %, ) 1#5)3#B

) % 3

# #

0 # , # '

=%5 " .

, ', 1

1) , ) 1# , ) 1#' , " 1

" 1 "" , 0 , # "", , #11# '7%," " 1 "# '

#" ,3# 1 ", ) # 1 #1' ,

-5-

, % !' , ,)

'9 , 11 ) ! 11# 5)3# 11# =%5 " !, ,'/ 5)3#'

$ # 1,+ 'A . ,7408366 ()*"4,-8-4#-,/ !

<: ;

: ;<

!:< ()*

,7408366 !

1!& =

0 3)

;: <

< : ;: ; <

!:< + % ! & ()*

; & !; & 4-+ )6 A

! '

! ! ()*= ;

& ; ( & #-,/ 6 = !

% ()* ,+-.#-,/

( &#-,/ & 1 !& !

= 1 ! ; ( &#-,/ '

,+-.#-,/ )

-6- ! ! &

&!! & ( & &

& & '

& '

!B & =

& ()* ,74083 '

! '

7 & ",2 !; & & & <

< ! ;% ()*

&!!

) & 1

& &C &1 D

& %

2 & 2 " 1 '

* ! & ;

-7- ) &; ; 8 % "# &&

6 !

! ) & & !;

= ! ! & !

()*

& '

= & !& !

/ ) ,74083660273 ,- < !

4-+ )6 2

'C ," 1 #1

%) 1

#1 #1 ) "# " 1"

1,D , ))

'A ,-7 )6 2

'C9" ) C

-8- ? 'C ," E 1 ,'C: " " ,1 "1, 1

! "1"# #1 1 "1, E /,'C , ), , 1

'A ,, ! ! % =D !6

!!"!#$%$"% &#' ( ! 1

! E2 0'% 1 1 ) 1 # ) % # , 11" " 1# ,

#1),1 1 # @# !"1 .

( ""# )# %#" , 1 B B'? 1 # # ) 1 # 1 *=$ 1#= >0

" ,1 1 )1! # "" "" # )# , ' /

# 1 #1 * =$ 1#= >0 D D#$0 "" # 1 "" !B B':% 11" " 1# ,""1 B B 1 #

-9B B'/ B B 1 # 1 #% )1 # 1' $ 1 1

, 1 1 ' 1 !

#@# "# 1 )! )# ' '1 ,)# % % ) 1 .

( #), @#'/1 # .> #,

#1 !)# %#

# , #) ! % 1 1 ) )# % # 1)# ),"" .

(%1 1 #1'#1), 1 .> #,

( " D )# % ##),"" .

('/ 1 1 1 #1 .> #,

( # 1," # 1 # @#!"1 .

( ""# )# %# 1 '/ 1 1" 1 1 # ) 'A FG! H %

=I !6 #J4&

1 ! ; '

% =D !6 ) *

+ ,

- & !./$"%#.

( 2 '/ ) #, % #1 " ""1# ,

, , " ) ,", , 1 $)2#&' 1

-10- %,#1

!"1'#, ) 11

1*-''

2 !) "

, #1 !"1 *'.'.--' 1 ) " "", , 1 1 #1

" ) #1 $)2#&'9

1 # 1 0-* $= # , ) 1

1'/"

F)F%) 1 -> $= '1 -> , " )

, " E " " , 1 "1, 1

! "1"# #1 1 "1, " #% ,,1

'/D" 1 -> , , # " #1 1 1

1 ) # 1 , 1 1 # F)F' *' #1 D1" "" "1 1 ,1 11 ),"" % 1 , #1

, 1 $)2#&1 1 #1'/ 1 ""

", , " , , 1 "1, 1 #, #1

#1 ),1 $)2#&' >'9" #1 ), 1 " "" , ,

) $) 2# &' / 1 "" # , 1#

-11-

# '/1 #1 , ,! #

1 ""'/ " 1# "" # , #

"" # , # # #' # " # # , ? " "" 1 1 G)

/ ) #, # " 1 ""'7 1 D , "

# 1 +(. =

=$ 1# )% !'7@# 1 " 1 ""11 , ""'A FG! H % =D !6 % + 0

(!"1#$%$"% &#( 2 .*' , - &+2 &&34&(551"#$%$ "% &#'6"551#%% = # 1# 1 # #)D,1 #

1 11# 1 1 1 %1 #1 "#"

1#, # %1 1#1 ),1 #1' "" 1 # %1 1 #1 ," % , "#1 1

1 1 @# 1 1, 1%1) #1 "#1 1

1 D"1 #1 ,11# 1%#% 1, 1 #11 11 1 # # )

) 11# 1

)

1 #1 #) ##,' .>'/ = #%

0 % + "8 + )%9 * &#!5"1#$%$"% &#56!5".#$3

-12- !'6"!5#%%.( 11

"1 )' / = # 1 , F FF F'/= # " #) " % !1 1 # 1),':1" B

#1),"

':1" "1'/ "

) , , 31! #

#11 ':11 )1 )

1 11# 1 ' .(' 9) % % " 1

" ," '

7 #"

%1 " 11# 1 #11 %1 1 ) # '

/ # 1

1), = # 1 1 %1" # 1 0-* $= )1 1

1' @# 1%1 11

11 1 #1 " 1# %) "# 1 #1"

1 #1' .

' 1 1 # #), ," % ,"#1 1

1"" #, , '5# %,

1%#

" ")%

, # ' 0-'7 1 #, 1#G11,D

1 1 "

1 1# )1 )% # 1 %1 1),

# #,1)%1 1 ""'/ 1#

1 0-* $ = ""

""), # # # )' #)% ,

3# 1 1 """ 11 #

-13- ,1) %'= @#,

1# 1 0-*$= "" @# " 1 " 'A FG! H ( =D !6 8 + (!"#$%$"% &#'( 2 ..' #

1"# )

) 1

#1 ), , " "1D 1 %! D# ) ))" "1# % 1 '/) 1 " % #1 ) '/ 1 #) % % 11# 1

#1 "%' 9, %1 ) 1 , 1 # # 1'

1#") 1

11# 1#G #1 #

)

1"#% 1 0-*'$'='= #,1 #,1#"),1 "1,

1) 1

1 1 1 )'1 0-*'$'='# 1

# 1 #1'

' 1, = ##),

" #14

H #"I1 #

% )D,1 #

1 11# 1 1 1 1 1#,) # %1 #1" ),1

#1 1% %11 #1 "" )," % ,"#1 1

1 1 @#1 1,

-14- 1 ) #1 1 D"1 #1 ,11# 1%# #1 "11# 1 )1 # ) #,' / ) % % & &3

+ , - &!"# $%$"% &#16!"#$

7 :3

"$3#'16"!#%% 0-'/ # 1 %1" #1 0-*'$'=' ) 1 1

1 # )1% 111 1

#1) " )" " #), = # % + 0

!"1# $%$ "% &# 6 !"1# $

7 :

"$3#!56"!#!%%5 'A %

0 + ;

(555"# $%$"% &#..' 2 +' / "# " "

" " #),= #11)

# "1 1 #""

)@# )#

= # 1 " = #

,""1 ) 1 #1 0-*$= '9

"1 0-* %) 1

#1 %#, , )1

1 '9)1)D"

11 ")## )1 " D,) )

1' / " " ,' ) ) 11 # ), " , ""1 ! 1 ' %#,

%)," , %

-15- 1

% )'/

%1 1 " 1 # " % # D1 1 3#") # ' % 1 !"1 "

.-, '

/ 3#" # "1 1 1 )1 1 " ' 11# 1 = #

3# 1 " # 1 0-* $ = ' 11 )"1 8#"%'

(H0I=H=I.**'A FG! H %

6 0 <&

+ ;

(!'"1#$%$ "% &#15 2 '&

, 11#% 0 , ) .* 9"

11#1 '' 0-'+'

0' 1 ! 1 1 #1 "

1 %1 # #'& ) 1 ) ) ), " 1# 1 %1 # 1 0-*

$ = ' / 11# ) #,

)1 #1 1#, # 1

1 #1 ), 1 #1'5 )#,

%1 ," % , 1

1 1 ' # # )1 1#,'/# ) " 1 1 1 1 1

#1' / ) % % " 1

" , " '1 ->

-16- $= ) '/

) " 1

1'9" ) HI ," E HI " ,1 "1, EHI , ),1

' /

1 " ) 1'/ B B,

" % !1# )) #)," # ,'9),)), 1 "1, " %01# 1 ->)'1 - $= " %

1) 1 1 @#1 ) " % "# #1 )

)"# "#

1'/

1 ) 1" 1 ) ,! " %

1'J 3 %' 5,J.--(H.I=H=I (-;.--(H.I9 .>.K'A FG! H ,# !

! ! !

1 ! ; '

! !

!!!

) !! & ! !!

&1 6 =

& ( &#-,/

-17- ,4 ( ! ! 2 !!

! ) ;

()*

% 6 =

&!!

( &#-,/ !!

,+-.#-,/ !

&!! &&) &

& %

& 1 ! ; ( & #-,/ '

&#-,/ ,5

! & 2 !!

(! !

2 !&!!

) !

& &

4-+)6 ,. )

2 2 ()*01 2,3=

! ()* &

-18- &&

! ()* ;

!& ,+ G !& !

! ) ;

,7 % !& &

; ( &#-,/ 2K2

; &#-,/ '

& =D !6

6 ! ()* "+#,+-.#-,/01 2#3 4-+ 45)6,8+- '

,740836601 273 & '

, ,

, 7 = >

6?@ >) ,

& 6?

@ >)