Supreme Court of India

M.S. Ahlawat v. State of Haryana and Anr.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 160

Bench Dr. A.S. Anand, S. Rajendra Babu and R.C. Lahoti JJ.

Decided 27 October 1999

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the order made in Writ Petitions (Criminal) Nos. 356-357 of 1996 convicting the petitioner under.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Criminal Law: Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 142 and 129. Contempt-Punishment of-Powers of Supreme Court-Contemnor found to have filed false affidavits and made false statements at different stages before the Supreme Court-Supreme Court, after issuing a show cause notice to the contemnor, convicted him under S.193 !PC Correctness of- Held: Such punishment is without jurisdiction-supreme Court ought to have followed the procedure prescribed under Ss. 195 and 340 Cr. P. . Hence, the said conviction set aside-But filing of complaint under S.340 not considered expedient because the

Where later benches applied it

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2019 Sh. Narendra Kumar Srivastava v. The State of Bihar & Ors. relied on
2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2025 Devendra Kumar v. The State (nct of Delhi) & Anr. referred to
2017 Central Bureau of Investigation v. M. Sivamani referred to
2013 Kishorebhai Gandubhai Pethani v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2012 Akhilesh Yadav Etc. Etc. v. Vishwanath Chaturvedi & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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