Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 335 · Decided 13 August 2002
Prem Surana v. ADDL. Munsif and Judicial Magistrate and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 335 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 524
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 666/1994
- Decided
- 13 August 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 446; Constitution
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : ss.2(c) and 15(1)-Criminal contempt of subordinate court-Cognizance C of by High Court-Advocate, an accused in a criminal case before Judicial Magistrate, abusing and slapping the Judicial Magistrate in open court­ District Judge referred the matter to High unless it was proved to be wrong by cogent evidence, and concluded that the act was covered D within the definition of criminal contempt-It convicted and sentenced the advocate for 6 months imprisonment-Apology not found genuine or boa fide-­ Held, the reference 1made to the High Court
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