Balbir Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others


 


 
 
 

   


 



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






   
 







 



      

     



 

   !"#$%!

&$

)))

 

 * ++,( (-('(($($ $"""./ .023 45  6278  '"  9:    '%(+  %: $  $#  $&   ;9!

(,"9#+$' !* "(, 6'$"$ 2!- 9:

#(($'(($'&" "%($13$& ;9,($+"

$-+(," (#+$' %!2<<=4 (&&"

$>2<<=%>89: '(($""( ("- ( % ++,"  $""" 2= 2.

.02/45 62=8'"9: ""(($+  * (&  " (($!     (    #+$'   $(:4 (&&"$> >85%((, '$-$&

(,  *$ (($!  - 9:     ''+(%($  ""  0?

.02?

'&"9: '(($!- 9"''+ " 2<<=%!""( ("$ ,$ "$&  9(,"+:"9:

9$ .2:"9(,"#$("$& (&$ #(,#($+" '( :

%$"(($$&++$ +

(&+:! &% '(($''+("&$++$ $&

  &+   -   %%& +  (     "-  $&  +$  "  #("  +  "" 0/ 0.

2<37"20 0?

2<37! -%++" '$$"'$(%( $ 

("+""21 2.

2<3745 618!'(($-++$"  $ .=.. " (++&(%(+%   " '$#(($$& ;9 (,#+$' 
$"%!2<7.4 (&&"$   >2<7.  %>8     '     &% +  '$(($  (     ( '

,"  $"!

'(($!("$&@(,'$($$& !("( $&(&($ +(:  $&  %$ %($   (($  $''"  @(,  ':   $&   (+     '     (   %   ,     +("  "$-  (   ++$ + 
% $& $6@(,$& '$($$&  "$6': $& (+ !++$ $& $ .=..!



*,$: (-%%++"#("+""01 2<<.45  6=8

,

(%($$& '$"%%++(, ++$ $& &+-% ++,"9: '(($9:&(+(,*B$ 73?$&2<<?

("-('(($-"( ("9: #("$"""0= .021 45   6208  $+"(,   (     #("  %$ (%($  ""

2.

2<37!      $ !  -  -  A ("  $  9  "'$("  9:   '(($!-%++: ($"'($$ "+(#:$&'$($-

'(($" ("+:"("$"'$($ " '(($$&&"$ "'$(  $ $$&("$ 9+% $ ':9+&$  '$"

!( +(, $& %$"

%$& '(($!&$ "

$"$&%%++($$& &+""01 2<<.45 6=8$9 (%%$"%-( +-



("

(, '"%:$& -('(($ $#"''+(%($"".3 .02?45 6/8- (&

, '($"$&+ $.2:&$$($$& ++$ $& %%++"

&+- ( '(($$&&"$"'$(  ((,$ "(,   

("''+(%($($-"$ #9&(+" " *+  "%$"(($$&++$ $&(++&(%(+ %  9 ($ ($ $&( ("A  -$ +"$9 $&-:$ ($  ;9 (,#+$' 
$"!

- "( " (++&(%(+%   " '$#(($$& ;9 (,#+$' 
$"%!2<7.!$$"9$+( ""$ - ;9 (,#+$' 
$"%!2<7.-(  %$ (, ($  &$%  $&      ;9  ,($+  "  $-  +(,  "   ( #+$'   %!  2<<=  - &  ./ 0= 2<<=   B(     9$+(($  $&    ;9 (,#+$' 
$"%!2<7." %$ (,($&$% $& ;9,($+" $-+(," (#+$'  %!  2<<=!     '$#(($  "     2<<=  %  "      +  & "

 "9% ''+(%9+ +

 "$&&(+(,$& ''+(%($9: '(($( $ .3 .02?  45   6/8!     '$#(($!  "  -     ("

''+(%($(++,"$ #9&(+"!%$ +"$9(""((

" %(% %!@'(,(#(- '$#(($$&%($13$&   2<<=  %!     ("  ''+(%($  -  "      ''+  9:   ""(($+* (&" (($!   

''+!- 9 '&"9: '(($!9(, % 9:$" '($"( ?0": '%(9" "%($13$& 2<<=%-"( ("9(,9"9:

+( (($'&$  &% ("("$%:: (

"$@'$($$& &+9:((, ( $&(&($A +(:$& %$ %($  $  "("    "'$(    (+     '     , 

 (($! &! '$%""$&(+#(($'(($9&$ '%(+%:$ $# $& ;9! (,"9#+$' !

* "(, "     2<<=  %!  -   9  "( ("  9:   #(($+ $(:#("$"""./ .02345 6278$ ,$ "$&"+:$&.2:(&(+(, ''+-( :5'+($

$" #9% ++,"9: '(($( '-( '(($

-

"  %$ +  &$     '(($    "      ( '

,"$"   (9+ '$" $ 2"?!- (+ '(, ( '

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

"(#$@" '$#(($$&*+  "%$"(($$& ++$ $& (++&(%(+%  45 628- ( '$- "9%$&" '$ (,*$ (($$#(# ++$   "  ('

%  $   %     "  %$"(($    : 9 %$(""''$'(9:( '$(,""(($+'+:$&20C$& "

&$ "+:$&% '$&  $  !

!%$" -  '(($-":"-(++(,$"'$(  $ "

$-"  ( !     '$"  %$ +"  $  #  '$%""  $  ;%   ''+(%($$& '(($$ ,$ "$&"+:(''$% (,

$(($&$ $$&'(($ #(,$9;%" A +(:$& %$ %($   $&&%! '(($ "#(+"

$& ( ":$&''$% (, (, *$ 9:-:$&-('(($ % ++,(,     $"  $&  %%++($  $&  ++$   ""  01 2<<.

45 6=8!- -('(($-&(+"( :2<<?""%(""

9: *$ $0= .02145 6208 ("

(, '"%:$& (-('(($ '(($ "&(+"''+(%($9&$

+ %$ '  $(:  ""  .3 .02?  45   6/8   !   &$!

%$"  9$"+:$ '$& '(($ - 5

(, (+,+ "( (&  ($( %+( $& '(($ 9;%"$+:$ ,$ "  "$@ '$($  $&  &+  "  "  ("     (   $&  (&($  A +(:  $& %$ %($   %$9,$ "&$":(, 9&(  -   -  %$&"   "        "  %$"(($  $& ++$   

  ("  '$#(($    9("(,  9-     '(  "!

&$! '(-A ("$%$ '+:-(    &(,$ *+  "%$"(($$&++$ ! (%$($( ('$#(($&$""(($+'+:&$#(#+$&++$ " ( '

% " (" "%$"(($%$ +"$ #9(,$"9:

'$"- ''+(%($- 9 ("9: !

!%$" ( '

,"$"%$ (""#$9 ("  : +$9 "&$++$-(, A $& '(($  &$  $($  $&    &+  -   9  %%++"  9:  '$"#("$"""01 2<<.45 6=8



B  # %$(""     9 (($  "  9:   +"

%$ +&$ '(($"-( ((%! #,$ $ ,  %$"$& %

.

&%!"9$#! @( '+:%+ '(($!$++$ $&+$ .=..!



*,$: (!- A ("$@'$($$& ("&+9 '($ $! -A ("

$"'$(%( $ -  '(($(($++:"("$"'$( &$ $  -$(&("-(  A +(:$&%$ %($-$@ %("$ 9: ;9 (,#+$' 
$"

&% (

- 9% $&$6%$ '+:(,-(   "%$"(($$&++$ !

++$ $& &+(&#$ $& '(($$$"%%++"$ 2<<.



-$ +"$9$ $&-:$ ($  , ++ $&++$ -( "$ '(($$21 2.

2<37%$#:(, (  $+(#'(%$& "-++(, (
.!.3!..1

 $ !-

-  A ("  $  9  '("  '($  $  @(,  $#     '$($!  -
2!21!22.

 -+$%$#:"( ("+ $  $&
=1!22.

6-A ("$9"'$("

(($ "#($ A  &$  5($  $&  (   (  $  .1 2<33!  0?

0.

2<<0!  .3 2<<2  "

.= 2<<2  "  (  (   &        ++$   -  %%++"  $ 2<<.

 -('(($% ++,(, ($"""01 2<<.(

*B  $  73?  $&  2<<?  (+"   
+9(  (,  #   ;9  (, #+$' 
$""$ ! '+!- 9@9: '(($!- '$" #$%$ (%"  $ "

-  -  A ("  $  9  "'$("  9: (  9&$  "(,  $#   '$($$& &+

("'+$& '(($-;%"9: ( *$ ( +(, $& #($ %$ (%($- #9$

( +$ A $& '(($&$5($$&( &$"'$($&  $ 

$"$&%%++($- '

+"9: #("$" ""0= .02145 6208

'' '(($ "!"

(, '"%:$& -('(($!&(+"''+(%($"".3 .02?45 6/89&$ ""(($+  * (&  " (($!     (    #+$'   $(:6'$"$ ?&$$($$& ++$ $& &+

("''+(%($-$ ((9+( +(, $& &%

 '$#(($! "-  ++$  "9 "$ '(($(

 ;9 (,#+$' 
$"%!2<7.-++ ;9 (, #+$' 
$"!- "++$" &+!$$"9$+( ""$ $(5(%-(  %$ (,($&$%$& ;9,($+"

$-+(," (#+$' %!2<<="! &$! '$#(($$& 2<<=%-$ +" $+" &(+"

(" ("9: %$ +&$ '(($  " 2<7.%! -$'$#(($&$''+$#(($" ''+"

#(($('$#("" " 2<<=% (( %(% % '$" $(( #'$%""$%$(" ''+(%($$& '(($''+9(, %%$($&&(% $';

"(% 9 % "$ '(($(: 9:%$("(, ''+(%($$& '(($"".3 .02?45 6/8''+ " 2<<= %

&% $& ''+(%($9(,"+:"%$ +"$9"('

"9:

%$ +&$ '(($5%'&$'$((,$ -('(($ -'"(,9&$ - "&(+"-( ('($"$&$ :&$  "$&%%++($$& ++$ 

 (" '+ %$  9%%'"   (  ( " 9:  %$ +&$ '(($  -$+:("(,$@ 9&($& *+  "%$"(($$&++$ 

&% $& ''+ " #(($9(,9"9:+( (($!

!($ 9;%$&:

"('

'%(++:-  %$ +&$ '(($%$" ''+(%($$& '(($-$$9"''+ $-#!( -$ +"$9$ $&-:$ ($   " ( +&'&" #(($'(($&$$($$& ++$ $&&+(''&$ 5   62/  

  '(($!   &$!  %%'"     &%  $&

.

%$("($$& ''+(%($$& '(($''+" "!

&$!&(+" #(($'(($ 
 ( :! $"! 9'"9: $((!9" '$'$'''%(($$& &%- %$9! &$!& +"-(

,

$ $$- : ($(%+("$%%' '+$& '(($( $% '(($ $%%'" &% $&%%++($$&++$ 9  "% ++,"  9&$ ( *$ - % ++, 9&$ "$9-( :9( '

$+"(, $"$&%%++($!(-$ +"$9$'$ '(($$''$%

$((&$+(& " '$#(($$& %     " '(($%%'" %  (+&!   +" #9"

"$

*+  "%$"(($$&++$ !$- +(%  9'+%"9: '(($!"&$++$-6 D7

++$ ++':, ++:  $ +:(+  -( %('$&:$(%$ (&&%9: 20 ":$& %  $

 &:(+ ($'("9: ('

+"

"-( ';

"(%$:$ (, $ ":#(+9+ $ 
$"! ++$ ++9+(9+$':+(A (""

" , $&20C$&  $ "

&$'($"$& "+: '$? $  %$&"& +(': &$ $  %$% (# $ ('%$&:(+ !

(, '

%  :" ("" ++$ ++9 +(9+$9#(%"&$  "-++(, (9:&$++$-(, '$%"

 " ;9 (,#+$' 
$"%!

2<7." ;9 9+(% ("4#(%($E %$#:8%!2<7?

  $-#! (,*$ (($

 :#(# ++$ " ('

% $ %  "

%$"(($ :9%$(""$9''$'(9:( '$(, ""(($+'+:F20C$&  $ "

&$"+:$& % '$&? $  

' +$& 9$#-$ +" $- '$#(($$& ( %+ -'( (+: &$ '$- $- 9+$': (+ -( ( ( % "

+ (%- 

"(($++:$'(" (+  -$(&("-(  +(:  $&  %$ %($  "!   &$!  "("  $  %$   &$-"  $  @ '$($$& &+ B  " ( +&$'(" (+ $

"  $-:($"$$!(''&$  $"""

0= .02145 6208'"9: ( -('(($-

9'&"9: '(($% ++,(, $"$&%%++($$& ++$ !*+  "%$"(($$&++$ -$ +"$9 ''+(%9+$ %$& '(($$% ,:9&( $&

9&($&*+ 7(&$ '$- $ 9+$': $ +:(+ , ++:"$&$'$+(@ '(($- @&(#$+$ '+&$$6': $&  $   

$"""

0= .021'"9: ( -('(($ @( '+:%+ '(($ "@&(#$+$ ,$ "&$$6"'$($& "

 -,(#++ "(+(%+ "(,  $ ':9+ - &(+"$"$$ "("$("$"'$(    

':( -('(($! &$! "9: '(($%$9 %%'"

+

(($ ''$% " (#$@(, A (9+ ;

("(%($$& "((+"+- '$!- $"$$

%$ $ *$ -( %+ "!"$$"#+(&&$  *$ 

(($!(''&$  $"""0= .02145 6208!

"%$ $ *$ -( %+ " & %%++($ 9 &$ "$9(%%$"%-( +-9: ! $((!(:

%!%$ +"$ ##(#" ++$ $& &+- -++$"$ " %($$& '(($99$6&("-  $#"''+(%($$.3 .02?&$$($$&++$ $& &+ - -++$"$ ( ! %$ +" #9$ , ($ $(%$& *$ - *B$ 73?$&2<<?%  '&$ (,9&$ $ 0= .021 (($ #(,@% %-( ,"$(,("$& %%++($$"%$$-9' ("$, $($$& ("%%++"&+ #(,&(+"( 

-

#(-$& 9$#!&("(,$ (( '-( '(($!  ""( ("





/

 


 0
0/
/ 

#1"23"4
+5

';

6"!6"4
(7" 8')9:4" (#)"%* "(:

# 6"!6"4
"7#4! 3;"

* "(:

#