Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Punjab and Haryana · body

2025 DAILYLAW 119357 (PNJ)

GURRAJ SINGH AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRM-M/60499/2025 · 2025-12-09

Surya Partap Singh

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

! "# " ! $!% !&"# " & '("))) ! "#$!%&'($#) #'(*#%&'($# +(!,( -.#'/# #!% ,/&'($##.%#0 11111 )) "" /'(- !2#(&#/&$('&!3(0/ ' (+ $( 456 (+ ! !##/# # #- #-!# #!#% 5758% !#+0 +&#9 :%!,,(!#0+.&0/! ,( +( ;#! (+ (5<7 &#& =5575>% & $( 4?5@%6?@%5A?5@%=?8@%=7%5=A%586%85=B $(586#&85=#&&& .#(C(+!!##/#/#/# #!#%5758%(.$ #(#.( % $ # #?(!#.@ 5 !..!+#$D +(D$(&#!#!#0(' D(& $#D(0 (!#D(+!# '"+(+ #! *D# "##&0/!#0('#D&$(D,.##!#(<5575>%! VIPIN KUMAR 2025.12.09 18:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order < 2@ #'2$,(#.$#"!(+$"(.&. D$## (+$%!3(#&!&$#.,($!(.&( +#!# (+' #((+(++$L 2@ 2#(&#/#&!,("(+!3(&(($(+# #0#/&$((!3((#$#$$(& ("!D( $#,$L 2@ !++(D#(,((#$/$.(,#&#"!$!D &$.( #.. +#$ #& &#. .# ( ! (++$ ,(& !+(%"!!' #(0/!,(.$,( %! $(!(.&( ((!D(+!#.. #(! (.$D0,D&($(D,.!' #( "(.&0 ,D#(,(($!$($.(0#&(!#F/+#$!#! $(D,.#H &( ( &' ( 0 ' #& ( !# #D((#0(+,($(+.#"+' #(%+! ' # (++$ +& !# ! ( 0#$ ! #,,.$#(D#&0/!$(D,.##%!' # (++$D#/ +.##,,(,#,(HDD#/0+(!.#&# # "!$!D#/0$(&&0/!.#&# ##$$(&#$ "!!-(",($&L 2@!,("& $(>6533'/"&%0$(+D (+"&,(";!$((0D($#( $## ((#&D(&. &/(!$(L 2'@("'%#!#DD%!$(%+!-+% #&0 !#&(!,##D(+;#! #&!.+#D,(&0/ .#"%D(,#$.#./!,##D.#&&("0/!3( !$#(+*#,#&!##I#.%!#!&$(( ;#!! H$(D,.#L 2'@J!#,#/+(;#! ! D#&0/!#.. &#$$& #&!$("!2$ !,(" & $(>65 33%(./!#($(&"!!!#.. #(! &$.($(DD((+#$( F#0.(++$((!$( VIPIN KUMAR 2025.12.09 18:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order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attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order 7 '@ J!!#.. #(D#&! ($(D,.##(#0& #&!./D,(0#0.(!0#(+"!$!(,&,( $#'#$!#$($.(!#!++$ (&+( ,($& # #!#$$& '@ J! ! # 2, . #. 0# #+& #/ (+ ! ,('( (+ ! 3(& ( ! $($& $ ?&"!$! # $D#.,($& &@(!(#&$(#$ (+!,($& #&H("!!#,$+$,('(! 3(&(!$($&$%,('& ++$#$(&+(! '#$(+!# '&,#/ '@ J!#$D#.,($& D#+./#&&"!D#.#+& #&H( "! ! ,($& D#.$(./ & "! # .(D('+("#- ' #$(!#$$&#&"!# '"(,!D&(,'##&,(#. & A D.#./ ! $# (+ ! "# $ %&'()*1!(E0. ,D3((+ &#!#.& !# ,(.$ ' #( !(.& 0 #..("& ( ,($& . 2$,(#. $$D#$"##'($$(& ((E0. ,D3((+ &# ! ! 3( !(.& ( + "! ! ' #( "! #.. #( &$.($( F#0.(++$ < !$#(++, - -./0 &'()*&1!(E0. ,D3((+ &#!#.&!#&$( (+;#! (+ !(.&02$&,# ./!G#(+#$#E ,(E0. ,D3((+ &##.. #( ($(D,.#D0 #-#+#$'#.#&#$$,&!/(#"!!!/&$.( #$( F#0.(++$ 6 !$#(++1 % ( $ #&' ()*21!(E0. ,D3((+ &#!.&!#!3(!(.&( VIPIN KUMAR 2025.12.09 18:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order $(&$#D#.#!# (+;#! #&!#;#! (+ !(.&0 #2$,(#&2$&,# ./#(+#$# !(E0. ,D3((+ &#!#+!!.&!#3($#(D0#-,(# ;/ # ( ! .#0./ ( (+ #.. #( D#& ! H$(D,.# = !. !(+#0('D(&,$,.(+.#"0/#/$!(+ D# #(!+#$#.D#2(+!$#&((.#&(#$($.(%!# +. (+ !$###0(+,($(+.#"!%D/(,(% !($(,+(2$(+2#(&#/&$((+!3(! D, &(& 57 #;.(#0('D(&(0'#(%!0/!.&!# !,,(&'(&(+D#&&'&D#.!#D !0/&D&#$$(& 7)) 8 "# " J!!,#- H#(& N J!!,(#0. ( VIPIN KUMAR 2025.12.09 18:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order