Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 225 · Decided 21 April 2005
Rajenpra Sail v. Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 225 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 816
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 398/2001
- Decided
- 21 April 2005
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, TARUN CHATTERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971-Section 2(c) : C Criminal contempt-Speech by contemnor published in a newspaper D calling a decision of High Court as rubbish and commenting that the Judge was prejudiced and was bribed and that the Judge about to retire is available for sale-Such criticism of and prestige-Its publication amounts to gross contempt of court. Criminal contempt-Report published in a newspaper terming the decision of High Court as rubbish, commenting that the Judges delivering the said decision were prejudiced and bribed-Contempt proceedings against Editor, printer and
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