Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 263 · Decided 13 April 2004
Daroga Singh and ORS. v. B.K. Pandey
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 263 · [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 113
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 316/1998
- Decided
- 13 April 2004
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, ASHOK BHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 228
Headnote
B Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Sections JO and 2(c)-Contempt of subordinate court-Assault on Additional District and Sessions Judge in a pre-planned and calculated manner C in his court room and chambers by police officials not In uniform-Jurisdiction of High Court to take cognizance-Held: Acts the dignity of the Court and interferes with the administration ofjustice and as such are not punishable as contempt under section 228 JPC, but D covered under the definition of criminal contempt-Hence, High Court competent to take cognizance of such matter-Penal Code, I 860-Section 228. Sections
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