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1998 DAILYLAW 2 (PNJ)

GURBACHAN SINGH ETC v. STATE OF PUNJAB

RFA/2347/1998 · 2026-02-20

Harkesh Manuja

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( )->6" "%&" "%   6 , ,-2"% ( &! , #  !4 $ 997 .KBA/ &!, :9 " "%&" 6!4  "%  ($4&"6$! $# "%  (& ,6!4$>'&6$!"$"% (&!,)!, )4%"% &6,&( "&!&4"6$!3 >6!&"6$!$#>&C "=&() &!,"% ! , #  !4  $)" 4&(( #$ 2 !4  &! , &!4 , $"%  "%"%  ,&"  "%  $!5 997 6((&5  !4 + ,"%  6 !$ $)" 997  (&!, )!,  3   "%)+  !$ MOHMED ATIK 2026.02.25 11:38 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment RFA No.2347 of 1998 0@1   %& '&' -$$C&3 >&, $!- %&(#$ 0E1   $"6#64&"6$!,&" &!,4?)66"6$ (&!, #$>6!5 ' $%6&')3& $&, %&   %&53&& $&, 4$,"% #$(($3 K%6-6" K%6-6" K%6-6" K%6-6" & & & & BA 7 B8   0:1  $ "&-(6%"% 4$> $#"% &( 6!"& $3 = +&' ) &( 6!"&!4 K )B6&!  )"% .KBA/3&'& &(  , , ,&" , 464)>"&!4 + " #$>6!5 '&" $# 998 (O&M)   %&=  % &, ( &! , 4$)! ( #$ 3 ((& 4$,$#"% 4& ./ (#$#"% &'' ((&!"I(&!,$3!   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"%  56= ! #&  %& - ! 4&6 , $)" #$ "%  ')- $&, %& .$)'/4$!! 4"6 & $&,&!,&)4%+"%  '$!, 6N&"6$!$#"% & &&4?)6 ,&!,& #&,,6"6$!&(6!#&")4")&(&> !6" 6>'$ , )6$!>&, %  6!&-$= +"% &'' ! 6%  -2'&"(2&(($3 ,&!, &  ,J A+7+IB' &4  $# "%  :98 4" ! &,,6"6$!+ " #&(("&")"$2- ! #6"&!,6!"  " 8 4" .&> !, , )'"$ ,&" /  4 &! , 8  (&"   $# &4 ( (6 , '(6 , #"%  $>  &4 ( !&($#  #&4" )-(64 4"6!5 , !" &($ !6"6  '' &( ,"%  4 & + "%  "&  %  MOHMED ATIK 2026.02.25 11:38 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment RFA No.2347 of 1998 (&!,$3! %&( "%  )'$! 071  O% &'' &(./I4$B$ 6>'( &, ,+ "% 2 >$=6!5&''$'6 0A1  ((    - - - -)&2 )&2 )&2 )&27 7 7 7++++7 7 7 77777 "6C O% O% 998 (O&M)  %&(( &($ -  !"6"( , #$$(&"6)> %  =  "%  (&!,$3! ./ %&I%& $-* 4"6$!./&#" #6(6!5"%  $# 2 %&(( -  &" (6- "2 "$  C K '6&" &''(64&"6$!./- #$ "% ( & ((' !,6!5&''(64&"6$!./+6#&!2+%     . . . . 7@ 7@ 7@ 7@     % "% ' &C6!5I &$! ,  I % "%  '$"&-(    I  > J AM - 6,  &3&, $#6!" I%&=  )!#$")!&" (2 K'6 , 6! " $#&!,"% ( 5&(% 6%&= !$"- K 4)"6$! $# "%  '  !" , 466$! &! ,K 4)"6!5$)" +%&((&($"&!,,6'$ ,$#   /   /   /   /         I$ I$ 5 "  " ! "%  - ! ! -2 MOHMED ATIK 2026.02.25 11:38 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment