{"id":38696,"date":"2009-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-punjab-vs-pritam-singh-and-another-on-10-february-2009"},"modified":"2015-03-05T08:57:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T03:27:46","slug":"the-state-of-punjab-vs-pritam-singh-and-another-on-10-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-punjab-vs-pritam-singh-and-another-on-10-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"The State Of Punjab vs Pritam Singh And Another on 10 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The State Of Punjab vs Pritam Singh And Another on 10 February, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH\n\n\n                                         RFA No. of 747 of 1992\n                                         Decided on 10.2.2009.\n\n\nThe State of Punjab                            ...Appellant.\n\n                              Versus\n\nPritam Singh and another                       ...Respondents.\n\n\nPresent:    Mr. N.S. Pawar, Addl.A.G, Punjab\n            for the appellate-State.\n\n            None for the respondents.\n\nRakesh Kumar Jain,J. (Oral)\n<\/pre>\n<p>            For orders see RFA No. 741 of 1992 titled as The State of<\/p>\n<p>Punjab versus Surjit Singh and others.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                         (Rakesh Kumar Jain)<br \/>\nFebruary 10, 2009                             Judge<br \/>\nrts\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab-Haryana High Court The State Of Punjab vs Pritam Singh And Another on 10 February, 2009 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH RFA No. of 747 of 1992 Decided on 10.2.2009. The State of Punjab &#8230;Appellant. Versus Pritam Singh and another &#8230;Respondents. Present: Mr. N.S. Pawar, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the appellate-State. 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