The ratio relied on by learned counsel for the
respondent in Gurdev Singh v. State of Haryana & Ors.,
(1976) 2 S.L.R. 443; Rattan Lal Ex-Constable v. State of
Haryana & Ors., (1983) 2 SLR 159 and Sukhdev Singh v. State
of Punjab & Ors., (1983) 2 SLR 645 turned on their peculiar
facts and would render little assistance to the respondent.