Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 771 · Decided 22 November 2013
Ashok Kumar Aggarwal v. Neeraj Kumar & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 771 · [2013] 12 S.C.R. 457
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1839/2013
- Decided
- 22 November 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 195; Constitution Article 215, 20
Headnote
Contempt of Court: A B Contempt proceedings - Held: Proceedings of contempt c are quasi criminal in nature and the burden and standard of proof required is the same as in criminal cases -· Charges have to be proved beyond reasonable doubt and alleged contemnor becomes entitled to the to impose sentence in contempt 0 proceedings on some probabilities. Contempt petition - Filed under Art. 215 of the Constitution - On the a/legation of suppression of facts by respondents before Special Judge dealing with bail application of contempt-petitioner - Held: Power under Art. E
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