Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 680 · Decided 29 November 2004
Bal Thackrey v. Harish Pimpalkhute and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 680 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 477
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 149/1997
- Decided
- 29 November 2004
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI, TARUN CHATTERJEE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A B Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Section 15-Criminal Cohtempt­ Petition by a party-Without cons~nt of Advocate-General-Accused held guilty of contempt by High Court-On appeal plea that directions of this C Court in P.N. Duda's case* not followed hence exercise of contempt jurisdiction by High referred to larger Bench for reconsideration-Held: Present case is a proceeding initiated by a party and not suo-motu action taken by Court-In absence of mandatory requirement of taking consent of D Advocate-General petitions not maintainable-Since directions in Duda's case applicable only to
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