Dr. Partap Singh vs The State Of Punjab on 4 April, 1962
Equivalent citations: AIR1963P
Sarpanch of Village Daulatpur.
The Police has been demanded 'begar' from him usually. But, he did not
oblige the police. Sukhwinder Singh resident ... sale and purchase of
buffaloes. Police also used to demanded 'begar' from Sukhwinder Singh.
He also did not oblige them. Due to this
that the Police
used to take his gypsy and Marshal jeep on begar. It was further stated
by him that, on 04.01.01, at about ... Police, as he failed to
oblige it, to give his vehicle on begar. Once the evidence of Major
Singh, DW1, in the peculiar facts
village
to Banarsi Dass for cultivation on account of 'Kar-Begar'. Banarsi Dass
was blacksmith and used to repair agricultural implements ... fodder. It
was denied that he was doing the said work as Begar. As regards suit land,
it was pleaded that proprietors of the village
Accused-appellant Rajinder
Kumar pleaded that police had asked him for begar of police and as
he ignored, the police officials became angry with
members of a Scheduled
Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to do 'begar' or
other similar forms of forced or bonded labour
other than
stated by them
that, the Police, had detained their tempo traveller for begar. It was
further stated by them that, the Police, was not returning
Coolie' as often as 'Chamar'. They do all the begar, or such work as cutting grass, carrying wood and bundles, acting
found having relevant
papers, the Police, asked, to give his vehicle for begar, and, on his
refusal, an altercation took place, as a result whereof
however, stated that the police wanted the
truck, in question, gratis ( on Begar ) and on their refusal, they
were falsely implicated though nothing was recovered