Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 181 · Decided 19 August 1976
Ram Partap Sharma and ORS. v. Daya Nand and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 181 · [1977] 1 S.C.R. 242
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 39/1976
- Decided
- 19 August 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, N.L. UNTWALIA, P.N. SHINGAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
F 242 RAM PARTAP SHARMA AND ORS. v. DAYA NAND ·AND ORS. August 19. 1976 [A. N. RAY, C.J., N. L. UNTWALIA AND P. N. SHINGHAL, JJ.J Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, s. 19 (1) (b)-Findwg oj committal of contempt is basis dj _acceptance of apology-Judge exposing himself to public co11trover.ry1 criti­ cising, the behaviour of a High Court Judge, who, during his visit to the Sessions Division of Bhivahi, spokti against the Government's po!icie~ and can­ vassed for a communist system. The High Court issued a notice against the appellants, making out a case of criminal co~temPt
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