Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 625 · Decided 23 May 2022
P R Adikesavan v. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 625 · [2022] 4 S.C.R. 779
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 847/2022
- Decided
- 23 May 2022
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, BELA M. TRIVEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - ss. 2(c)(iii), 12(1) - Conviction under - Insolvency proceedings were initiated against the appellant - The Single Judge of the High Court issued a non-bailable warrant and sought the presence of the appellant - When a team of the the warrant, the appellant and other advocates gheraoed the police and prevented them from executing the order - High Court initiated contempt proceedings against the appellant - Division Bench of the High Court found that the appellant is guilty of contempt and sentenced him to
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