1) Sikh terminology 
Patit is a term which refers to a person who has been initiated into the Sikh religion, but violates the religion`s precepts. The term is sometimes translated as apostate. Its legal definition as inserted in the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, through the amending Act XI of 1944:: Patit means a person who being a Keshdhari Sikh, trims or shaves his bea....