Supreme Court of India

In Re: Arundhati Roy - Contemnor v. -

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 213
Bench G.B. Pattanaik and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 6 March 2002

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From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Sections 2(c), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15. Contempt-Law of Contempt-Enactment-Held, the purpose is to secure public respect and confidence in judicial processes and to instil confidence of the common man in the institution of Judiciary. Contempt-Fair criticism-Distinction betwee~onduct of the Court­ Commenting of-Subject to good faith and in public interest which could be checked from surrounding circumstances including the knowledge and intention v,, 'e person. Contempt-Suo-motu proceedings-Held, Contemptuous part of the affidavit demonstrates the wrong done to

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to

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