Supreme Court of India

In Re: Balwan Singh v. No Respondent

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 125
Bench S.C. Agrawal J.
Decided 22 November 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the apology tendered by the Contemner cannot be accepted.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : Writ Petition pending in Supreme Court-Petitioner threatened by Sar- panch of the village to desist from prosecuting the writ petitiolt-Held, it amounts to interference with the proceedings of the Court-Hence guilty of c Contempt-Fine imposed. The present contempt proceedings have been initiated against the contemner for his interference with the proceedings of this Court. writ petition was filed by one ' ' before this Court alleging that her two minor daughters were kidnapped. The said writ petition was supported by Mahila Dakshta Samiti, a voluntary

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