Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
Bare Act · 1971
An Act to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempts of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UP Higher Judiciary
- Act number
- 70 of 1971
- Enacted
- 24 December 1971
- Contents
- 24 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title and extent
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Innocent publication and distribution of matter not contempt
- Section 4 – Fair and accurate report of judicial proceeding not contempt
- Section 5 – Fair criticism of judicial act not contempt
- Section 6 – Complaint against presiding officers of subordinate courts when not contempt (preview)
- Section 7 – Publication of information relating to proceedings in chambers or in camera not contempt except in certain cases (preview)
- Section 8 – Other defences not affected (preview)
- Section 9 – Act not to imply enlargement of scope of contempt (preview)
- Section 10 – Power of High Court to punish contempts of subordinate courts (preview)
- Section 11 – Power of High Court to try offences committed or offenders found outside jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 12 – Punishment for contempt of court (preview)
- Section 13 – Contempts not punishable in certain cases (preview)
- Section 14 – Procedure where contempt is in the face of the Supreme Court or a High Court (preview)
- Section 15 – Cognizance of criminal contempt in other cases (preview)
- Section 16 – Contempt by judge, magistrate or other person acting judicially (preview)
- Section 17 – Procedure after cognizance (preview)
- Section 18 – Hearing of cases of criminal contempt to be by Benches (preview)
- Section 19 – Appeals (preview)
- Section 20 – Limitation for actions for contempt (preview)
- Section 21 – Act not to apply to Nyaya Panchayats or other village courts (preview)
- Section 22 – Act to be in addition to, and not in derogation of, other laws relating to contempt (preview)
- Section 23 – Power of Supreme Court and High Courts to make rules (preview)
- Section 24 – Repeal (preview)