Love Garg And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS
!"# $"
" %"& ' &() $"
*+
"
"
,-.
/##0 ,
"
+"1,& &"$"
"
%. $ !&+0 ,-
, !
&()1"+ 2
"
* '
30 '"
, 4$
,"&$ !"#0 ,
"
"+ 2
1'56
"
78# 9$-0 , "
"+ 2 :13.
"
'&")$ !&-0 , "
"+ 2 ;
<<<<
=$ +"8"> +">"
+" 4" + "
& 4" &" """ "
?&$# ""
@
;
,A&" + )> 6
"0 &() '8-- 5&" 6A+" "+" 8"+ 2 0 4$$
"+ 2 $ "?& 3"$ #"0 3.
3" "+ 2 :
4-- +" &)8 B2
)( "B "8 &" /&- #"0 5 -0 $#"$ "#"# $8 +- 2 :0 $%0 C- 0 &$ 8"
1 3$&$ 4"
'- 8
1 %> >- 5&"
C&"$"
+">"
4" + 8 "
& " &() '8-- 5&" 6A+" "+" 8
"+ 2 6
"0 &() '8-- 5&" 6A+" "+" 8
"+ 2 ""
&" 1+- 2 :0 $%0 C- 0 &$0 &"
+"1& +&"$" +&"& & $ # . +- &"
=$ '&" *"& C- , 6"8 '&"> 5" ,0
$""
) """ D$ ',*C,6'5 ,E
=$ )" +" "
0 1 &"# 58+A0 - $ " C-> * 0 ;0
1 "8 "+ 2 :3.
"
->0 1 %> >- 5&" 4 !&""
$ 8"## +- 2 :0 $%0 C- 0 &$ 8&"#
?&" >" 4$ ).
C&"$"0 -"
0 "+ 2 :3.
$ "?& --# #>
"+ 2
8".
- '&" ,
;0 - & 1 &"# 58+A 4 -" 2 ""8# ,
;
0 "+ 2 :3.
$ & - &"
*&- '&)*&- @ " 4$ *&- '&">
5"
6"8 *&-0
$""
) """ D$ *&-
E 4 4++"
A &
'&" ,
0 & 4 & )> "+ 2 :3.
4$$ +" $ 8 ) * 00 ;0
1 4$$ 4 &-8-> +
;
'- "
,A&" +#
++"
).0 4 & &"
*&- '&)*&- @ *&-
&"
+"0 ># - '&" ,
58+"->0 '- "0 !"#$$%&' ( '#))*+&,! -,&.!/#!
!/& %0-%&0!*1&'20&. $$&! "#$ 3& ,4 +#.& (0&& (0-+ #)) &,'2+30#,'&$
,A&"
--> # ++"
).0 "+ 2 :3.
$ "?& 6
"0 &() ' 5&"- 6A+" "+"0 ""
'&" , &"
+"
, )" &88"> # # " -0 4 - 8 -"
,A&" +# ++"
).0 ++- 4 8 )> +" 6
"0 &() '8-- 5&" 6A+" "+" 80 $#"$ "
"""# '&" ,1+- ?& 8 +"
=$ "?& 4-- + ,$"
" --" +&"$" 4" A 4$ ++-
=$ ""
*
0;1 )> 4> " 2 ;@
+# @ ++"
). 4 - &)8
@
;
,A&" 0 +" 4" &"+" " -"
"8 6
"0 &() '8-- 5&" 6A+" "+" 8"+ 2 0 4$$ "+ 2 :3.
4-- +" 4"
: "?& &)8 B2
)( "B "8 &" /&- #" 5 -0 $#"$0 4$ "+ 8 --# $8 +- ?&1'&" ,
,"
" # -"0 +" -" 1 3$&$ 4"
'- 8 $ 4" -"
,A&" :0 +# ++"
). &() ' 5&" -+8 "+"0 $#"$0 +# & A !&- * !&-0 +"" 1 %> >- 5&"0 $ -" "-8
"
&"
' "
/&- #" 5 -0 $#"$ ""
@
0 4$- # A !&- * !&- $ ++" +"# &"
' 2#)- 5"&8 ,0
$""
) """ D$ , E0 )" +"-8 4 "?&" ) & "
$"
++" ""
4 + "
$8 +"+"> ?&
*- +" ""
"+"& $")-4
!
"# $ %
&
'"
%
'"
( C"8 ) ""
4-- "+" :
# ::
++"
).0 &--> -"
4$$"
+"+"> 4 &--> $ "
F4 "0 +"&- +-# 4&- $4 + $8 +& $&0 4 +" +" +"8 +"+"> ?& $
; " &- "
+" &)8 +" $ +&"$ +"+"> ?&1'&" , 6 & "
&8 * 00 ;0
1 " 8& +
=$ '- " - & + - $ "
+"
*" 8 '- " ""
$4 4 +--> 8 &" 4 " "8 -- &8)"
" &- "
+" &"$"
"#& +" $ .4-# )& --# $8 > "0 4 +" ' : =""
"+"> ,0
$""
) """ D$ , E0 8"## $ # "
0 )# +""
--# ""
$8
@
0 4&- $ +"" "
"#$ " -"
+" 0 4&- +" "#$ '&" ""
3.
- &)?& "#$ " &"
+"
& +&"$" 4$ $ +&"$ +"+"> "8 '&" ""
" &- "
+" "- &+ '
3 * "> ) 3."&+> ,0
$""
) """ D$ , E 4-- ' @ 6 ',*C,6'5 ,0 &)8 +"
0 ) & > &" ""0 " $ +""> -- $"
) -&# )1A1 ) + "- ! "8 "
' ! "8 "
-- &$">
C&"$"
+"
' ;
',*C,6'5 ,0 , "" $"
-4
5 0 $&0 "#& ) +" "#$ " &"
).
@ +" $#$"
+-
5 &"$"
&)8 '&" ""
"+ 2 :3.
$ - # " &"> $0 $" " " &"> # # - )> +--> &"# "
"+>8 ) $&0 "#$ '&" ""
4&- ) "-> )> > &)?& $8 )> > &"
5 - &)8 $8 & "
" ">
) &&" - +" - "
&" -
5 +" 0 -8 $" $8 &"
' "
"8- 8+- - &"
' , 0 $8 ++"-> "
+&"+ -> +"&"# +" & "
+&"+ " "> > )
5 &"$"
&)8 "
"$# "0 & -8 "+ 2 ;1 3$&$ 4"
'- 80 4 "( )> - &" $#"$ )> "&"# +- 8"
4 +# &" &$
5 0 $&0 &)8 8+&# ""
)-&-> --#- # -4 +" " "?&" . > B2
)( "B "8 > &" "+ $&- ) " ""
'&" ,1+- ?& &"
+" +" ) +" $"
"#$ +"+"> +" --#- 8"
" &- "
+" - +- "- &+ ( + )> $ &"
!
"#$%
&'&()(*+,+),-*..G 4$$ &
/4 '#$
/ $ &$"
(H +" ?&"-> " )> (
2 8 4 & +"
'+" "+- $ - )> "+ 2 0
:
)$- " "+0 -" &- $ - ++" 8 $"
&)8
" &- "
"+ 2 :3.
""" $ "+-> +"
4$$ 8 "+3.
$ +" &"
',*C,6'5 , $> & +"+">
+" 4" -" '&&- 3"
5 &"$"
',*C,6'5 ,0 )# +- ,0 ) # +"" "
$"
, $0 $&0 &++" +"
" '"
&- "
"+ 2
""" $"
4" 80 +"
4$$ &8 4$ "+ & 8 - +" +" 4" $#$ )"0 - 8
*" $0 $4 "0 8 -"
4-- ""
@
0 +"+"> ?& 4 "?&" ) $ 8"
+ ' "
$ "&8 8+&# -"1""
"?&"# ).
4-- +" "
## B2
)( "B0 4 &
" &- "
"+ 2 ' &() 8 &)8 +" $&- ++"$ &" /&- #" 5 -0 $#"$ # +"+">
"- "8 $8 -# +" 4" +
F4 "0 +"&- $" "+-> )> 4> - )> '+- '"">0 ! "8 &()0 +"8 5&" 88"0 )$- "+ 2 4&- $4 $"
"+ 2 -> +""8 +"> # +"> "+ 2
)( " &"# &" "#&8 . 4" 8 4$$ - )$- "+ 2
" &- "
+"0 $4 "0 ")& "#&8 &- "
"+ 2 0 &)8 +" "8 "+ 2 . > &$ )( 4" 80 $ &)8 +" " +"> $8 +"# 4 ( + 1 98- 6#"#
'&+"0 $8 8 4> +" .# " "+&$" ""
+"+"> &"
+" $&0 +" $--# ""
$8
$ $" -" &- "
+"
=$ +" ' @ 6 ;
',*C,6'5 ,0 " "- "
(& +" $8 " "+"& $"&"
&.!
!
) *
+ ,*,
*
+- % "
,-
-
, -
*
" *
"
*#
"
#
*"
.#
% / .#
% * 0
-
"*
- -
%%
% -
# * 1 * 2)3$ - 2)4
+
# * " *
,
,
-
- "
+
*
*% - " "
"5
# - 6 /0!1
- 2-
3!
' # - & # --
+ , *,
+ *
+ - % "
,-
* % #, --
"* # -*
+( , +"&- ' @ 6 ',*C,6'5 , 4&- $4 +--> 8 ) & > &" ""
$-- ) + +""> "
-- $"
) 4-- -- A11" +>)- "- ! "8 "
' ! "8 "
4$ - ,&$">
=$&0 +""> "#$ # &" ""
" "
&
C&"$"
+" ' ;
',*C,6'5 , , "" $"
-4
=$ +" ' : , 0 4$$ - "- $0 - "+"& $")-4 45!
67
"* -
--
%
,
#
% %%# "
*
, "
- ,
, "
-
#",
-
"
"5
,
# *
=$ ) +" -"-> +&- 4$" " "#$ $ " &+ 88 )- +"+"> " 8 8 A0 $0 "#$ 4$$ $ " +""
8 4&- $ +"" "
"#$ " &)?&->
5 +" 0 +& 8"## &"
).
4 "
# ++"
). --# ""
$8 4 &
@
,A&" ; $&0 ) ) +"+- -0 "#$ &" ""
4-- &)?& "#$ &"
& +&"$"
+"0 4&- ) +"
=$ &"0 1 98- 6#"#
'&+"0 "
"# ) +" -- $"
"- +" 0 $ 8 -& +"
& +&"$" "8 ).
4&- ) - # +"+"> """ $"
&"0 ""+ > &1$8
*- +" ( "+"& $")-4
"
- "*
- %,, # ,
82 2 3&
$4
"*
$ 9 .
&
:
# % & *3
-
-
;.
&:&(4# +
-
*"
,18!
19<<< 9 =8 >:
1
9 22 3
-
-
;
(4-# -
'
+
228 2"*:
" ?
#
*'
"3:?'4
, "*?
#
*@--
3?@4
:
A ?
#
*
- 3?
4 " "* 5"
1 3
-
-
;1(
;/
(4
,
+ +
A"
+
*
:
% -
*
%*"
$ -
*-# -
"*,
A
" *
-
+ +
A"
+
%
# *
,
--
% * ?
)222222A
- -
*
"
, < = >#,
# * -
- % ?
$
-
,B ,-
82 23$4+
?
$ -
*A
-# -
- 82C 23 4
7 # 8 >#, # ,% #
"*
#
-
+ "
D
+ - -+,
+
-
%E 7
-
"
*"* -
- *
, # #
- ,
& F 7
"
,
-
"*:?'
?
#
*& $+"
" *
"
, % "*
,* *" "*
+ +
A
A"
+
F 7
$ #
-
-
-
*B
% -
F < ' ?
#
*& $+ + "5
1 +
,
" --
#
,
-
% -
, + %'
"
D" ,+
" +
%, *- , %
#
"- %
*% ,, % # #
%
- .#
% :
% +G :
"& , + "5
- & $
,
-*
#
*
"*
,/
$1 ?
#
*& $"*
-
% -/
*
?
#
*-:
" +
3&% % 4 & 2) 3
-
-
;&% % & 2)(4 # % -
2A2A 2) /
$1 /
$ -
?
#
*& $
E 9/($!
!6+ , *, *
+- % "
, -
, -
" *" %"* -
#
+
*
# *
"
* #
" .#
%
,
#
.#
% / .#
% *
-
"* - -
%%
% - # *1 * 2)
+
# * " *
,
,
-
- "
+
*
*% - " "
"5
# - 6 /4!2--
!634/# #
"
3 4 # - & # --
+ , *,
+ *
+- % "
, -
* % #, --
"*# - *+
& 3 4' # -
&
%
"
, -
& =38-=4 /
& 83)$-84 HI'
- & )$ 38 - )$46 ?
1-& =3) -=4H
/ %
3/
# 4 & =83-=)4 /%
:
# % 1-& =3$-=46 H% 6 &"
- "# + # %
- " - % - /
$1 + "
,#
*
" "* -
#
+
*
% "
*#
" .#
%
/ -
/
$ - ?
#
* & $ - %
#
#
, --
+ , *,
+ *
+ - % "
,-
8 # /
& 22 +
% % +
-/
)"*+*-
: /
=- &% ,& 2)' % + - # - ) 2
"* ! * -
.#
% - +
"* 2 2 2 + /
C -
&% % & 22 + "
,-
< C -
, .#
%
*
%*
, -# ,
7 % % "
, ?
#
*& $ /
& 22 +
- /
$1 /
)
# * , "
-
#
# J#
*"
/ .#
% #
& "
# - "*
"5
%
- , +
- .#
% 3"
,
%,-D-
*
- 5,% 4 ,
,
+ "
"*-
* % # +
,
-# -
"*+*- /
$1- ?
#
*& $/
)- /
& 22 #
, --
- *,+ + # -
+ & "
, -
,
# *
## , - %
' -
* - %
+
,- *
#
"
*
-
;
# +
A"
+
C -
- / % .#
% A
.#
% &,
%%*
- -
A"
+
, -
#
*-
- "
"
, % "*#
% ,
+ *-
- %,-
#
%, ,
% -
%
- * -
- * %%"
- %, ,
% %%*
,
*- -
%
A"
+
#
*-
%
/
/
C- & "
& ) ,
- + , -
%
A"
+
*
%
# #
-
- % 1 A #
* % ,, %
*+ "
"* ,
-
- - %% "* %
&"*
" 7 "
% ,,
*
#
"
%
" "* ,
A
, B "*
"
- %"
- % - "
-
-- *, ,
* -
-# / %
* +
" "* ,
% *
- % " "
% /
" % #
#
" "*# -
% ,, , - #, "
-# -
@
"* +
A% ,,
*
"
%"
-
-
'
+
*- %
"
* #, "
-
* % H
*+
,"% ,, % C86 C$+"
-
-
5,% ->G"
/
% :
1 A 1" "
222384/
)+ +
, ,+ + % %
?
#
* & $ /
& 22 +
-/
$1 )
# *
E >+ #
+K
-
,
#
* - " #
- *
' %% +-,
- B* ,
3
" 4
+
-
, -
#
* - " #
% ,,
,
-,
*
+
+K ,-
"5
%
% % +
,
-
7
,- "5
%
-
"
-
- L,
%%
*-
-% + + ,
-
"
B
+ - +,
#
+
- "5
#
*.
#.
#
=$ &, ?
8)$ "
+
#
,
-, 1-1
#/ -1
&?C/
%
2 "
,
"* , , - +
+ +% *-# - +
*- , "
, # "* +-
D
-, "*%,% *#"
- + + %- +
"
,-
-* - ? "
*.
+-! ,, 3' / # $=)4K
% .#
% "
#
"K( H% 6 '
%
% #
*
% # "* .#
% / % .#
% ,
+#
-
#
-
+
"
#
- % - % ,, A
+
-# % ,,
, # "
"* +
A"
+
< &:!:!1 -3
3
3 ,
5/ , ,
!
5/ ,
, 3 -
- 3 ,
5/ , !
!,!1
-
!! 5/, !
!,!
45 2 (55& 3
!
3
-
-
;
- -3 "
<=
,
$%= )
*!
1
-
- -
+-
2 (>>/
2 &''& 3- -
- 3
- 32!?
3 -
-
!<
3 -
-
! &:!5!@ 2 3 -
3 3
- A
--
! , +"&- ) ( 4&- $4 "
&# -- + 8"0 $ &" $ )" +"
+" ) +"+"> $ &"
' "
&$ +"+"> - &" )> " 8"## +""
+# &$ $8 ""
&"
' "
+" 0 $ +""
"#$ 4&- ) # &" ""
" "
& 4$# $8 )> &" &"
' "
=$ --4# &"
" 4" # "
8 C"->0 "#$ &+ +"+"> $ " &"
&" ""
+""
8
)" +# ""
$8 &"
' "
$0 +"+- $" ' : , 4&- ) ++-)-
=$ " &--> ++-)- +"
'->0 $80 8 " "
8>0 &&" -8 8 +" - "
&" -8 + - -"
"8 ( FI)- '&+"8 &" $% $%
%&''')0*,,.>4
5 +" 0 $8 &"
' "
& !&""
4 +" # +"# &"
' , 0 "
$ # ) +"+"> ?& 4 $
'&$ $8 4 "
+&"+ +"&"# +" & +" &"
' , ) ) $8 "
" "> > )
, > "0 ++" +" 8" $ >" -+ "8 --# $8
@
> &"$"
+"#0 8&$ -0 > +"# -
)> &" $&0 "8-> "#$ +"
=$"->0 4 $- +""
"#$ " "> "" &"
&" "" &"
',*C,6'5 , , 4&- $ ""# "
>$# 4$$
+" $ 4 ,
=$ +"+- 4&- - &--> ++-> +"
: C&"$->0 4 $- &" ""
4$ $ - # " &"> $0 &" "
+&"+ "+>8 ) $&0 "#$ &" ""
4&- ) "-> )> > &$ &)?& $8 )> &" "
4&- $ "#$ - & +&"$" +&"$# &" "8 &$ &" ""
=$ +"+- 4&- - &--> ++-> +"
=$ ) 8 4" + 4 & ) 8""& --4 "#->
=$ " -4 - 4 &--> ++- +" -- &"
=$ "#$ +"+"> &- "#$ $" &"
,"-
, & 5
0 +" $ +&"$ +"+"> & &-> & &"
&
',*C,6'5 ,0 4 &- "#$ +"
(> +"+"> &--
3> .# +" .
B2
)( "B "8 &" /&- #" 5 -0 $#"$0 "#$ $ "#
" "0 +"&- - "
,A&" - $4 ""
4$$ 8 &"
+" " "8 -- &8)"
5 "+ > &$ $8 4 .4-# +" "
4 "
)"&#$ +" +""
+# 8+&# ""
C&"$"
+" 0 ) )> "& $80 >
$"# $ " +"+"> $8 4 -> &" +" & +" +"# &"
' , "
" "> > 8>
6 &8# > &$ $"# "0 $ 8 4&- $ +""> "
8"## &"
).
8 4> +"+"> )# """ &"
& +&"$"
5 +" "" &$ $"# "
"
=$&0 8+&# ""
)# --#-0 " )
3" 4 +" 4$ $ (P 4 4&- -. - 4$ )( " )> -" &- "
' +" $&- $ " ++"$ &" /&- #" 5 - # $8 -# +" "
=$ "#&8 " ) "( "
8" $ "
C"->0 $- 1 98- 6#"#
'&+"0 +"+"> $ &)?& 8"## "0 8 "8-> "-> "#$ - & +&"$"0 +&"$# &" "8 &" ""
'->0 +" " +"> +"# $"
""
$8 &- $ +0 "$"
+" + $8 ""0 "#$ +" "
=$"->0 +" 4" + - &"
,"- @ & 50 4$$ 4&- ) ++"+" "8> 8&$ +" 0 " +& &" (&0 $ &" 8+- +4"
&"
,"- @ & 5 & "> "
5
"+-> $- )> FI)- '&+"8 &" $" 4 -" "8> -&# ")" -&0 F#$ &" 4&- -4> $ (&" &"
,"- @1
& 5 + 0 $" > (&
=$ FI)- '&+"8 &" +"
( - 7 ! 1 ,
-
"+" &'(()0*,,.>:0 )" &"
C & - % "# # B
- %"* - +
-
& "
,
% "
+
++
"
#
% * "
" # - + - >, /
% + ,
#
% *+ +"
%" ' #
"* !
" * + *
+
#
>,
/
% "
-
"**
#
% * #"
"
3- 3 - %
% 3
3
- , 7
# +- >, + , #
, & "
,
% >, + -* + %
- 7 - "
-- ?
% *( =$ FI)- '&+"8 &"0 4$$ $" 4 ")" -&0 $ )" D5
+ #
+
#
"
+ % -+
# - E $&0 ( F#$ &" 4$$ $ " + + $" )# ")" -&04 &+$-
5 +" 0 4 $ 8 -& (& +" 8&$ 0 $"
"#$ +"+"> - $&0 +" 4" + --4 8+&# ""
@
;
,A&" $")> ?&$ "+ 2
" " ""
&" 1+- 2 :0 $%0 C- 0 &$ &"
+"1& +&"$" A+&-> +)- > 0 4$ A 4. "+ " +> +" ""
' 8 0 ++- "
+"+8 )"# :
4-- ++- ;;
+"># "
+- +" +0 $ "" "&&& " + &$
,-- +# 8--& ++-0 >0 " + 0 4 ) (
5 6 6
7877 +
/&!/&0$%	 ,410&#$-,&.:
&$1-
/&!/&00&%-0!#3)&:
&$1-