Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 67 · Decided 14 March 1978
Rama Dayal Markarha v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 67 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 497
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 100/1975
- Decided
- 14 March 1978
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 451, 427; Constitution Article 19(1)(a)
Headnote
497 Contempt of Courts Act 1977, Sections 5, 13-Fair com1nents-Publication of pa1nphlet by an Advocate in1puting niotives to a Magistrare-Tests to judge if conzment is fair. The appellant a Senior Practising Advocate in Un1aria District Sahdol, ~fadhva Pradesh was convicted and sentenced to pay a Court. The appellant appeared on behalf of some accused persons in a criminal trial before the Additional District hi!agistrate. The accused were convicted by the Magistrate. They filed an appeal which was allowed by the Additional Sessions Judge. Before the date for challe1.1ging the said
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