Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 710 · Decided 12 December 2003
Arun Paswan, S.I. v. State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 710 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 724
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 473/2003
- Decided
- 12 December 2003
- Bench
- S.N. VARIAVA, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3, 4; CrPC Section 345, 349
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 345 and 349-Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Proviso to Section JO-Slogan shouting and levelling abusive language against District and Sessions Judge and the Court by C police officials outside the Court premises-Criminal contempt initiated by High Court against contemners for criminal contempt­ Correctness of-Held, on facts, the contemners are guilty of criminal contempt-Since the offence was not committed inside the Court, the D District and Sessions Judge has rightly not taken action under section 345 Cr.PC and the High Court had jurisdiction. A
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