Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 504 · Decided 10 April 1996
State of Maharashtra v. Mahboob S. Allibhoy and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 504 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 166
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 42/1992
- Decided
- 10 April 1996
- Bench
- N.P. SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : S. 19-Appea/ against order dropping proceedings for contempt or refus- C ing to initiate proceedings for contempt-Held, not maintainab/e--But person initiating contempt proceedings is not without any remedy-Jn appropriate cases he can invoke jurisdiction of Court D E Constitution of India : A1ticle 136-Proceedings under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 dropped or petition for initiating contempt proceedings dismissed-Remedy to person initiating contempt proceedings-Held, in suitable cases Court can exercise jurisdiction under Article 136 in larger
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