Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 539 · Decided 13 December 2002
Bijay Kumar Mahanty v. Jadu @ Ram Chandra Sahoo
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 539 · [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 89
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 441/1993
- Decided
- 13 December 2002
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; Section 19: Officer-in-charge of Police Station arrested accused despite production C of bail order-Contempt proceedings-High Court held the Police Officer guilty of contempt and sentenced him to civil-imprisonment-On appeal, held: When Order of Court is flouted the but administration of justice would be brought into disrepute-Under the facts and circumstances of the case, High Court rightly held the Police Officer guilty of contempt. D Apology tendered by the errpnt police officer at belated stage­ Acceptance of-Held: Apology was not sincere but was
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