State Of Haryana vs Balwant Singh

The Supreme Court held that Article 20(2) of the Constitution of India prohibits double jeopardy, meaning no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once. The Court found that the respondent, a bus driver, had already faced disciplinary action under Rule 7 of the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1987 for the same incident leading to his conviction under Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304-A IPC. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to set aside the termination order, affirming that the respondent could not be punished twice for the same offence.