[Bug]: forward reference (use before definition) in switch statement

[p51lee]

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Input code

switch ( x ) { default : let x { ; } ; }

Configuration file name

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Configuration

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Current and expected behavior

In the input code, ReferenceError is expected but the transpiled code terminates without any error.

$ node input.js
output.js:1: ReferenceError: x is not defined
switch ( x ) { default : let x ; }
         ^
ReferenceError: x is not defined
    at output.js:1:10

$ node output.js # no error

Environment

Reproductions on Babel's own REPL

Possible solution

It might be possible to solve this issue by changing var x into var _x.

Additional context

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