Supreme Court of India

Prem Surana v. Addl. Munsif and Judicial Magistrate and Anr.

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 524
Bench U.C. Banerjee and B.N. Agra Wal JJ.
Decided 13 August 2002

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From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 : ss.2(c) and 15(1)-Criminal contempt of subordinate court-Cognizance of by High Court-Advocate, an accused in a criminal case before Judicial Magistrate, abusing and slapping the Judicial Magistrate in open court­ District Judge referred the matter to High Court-High Court recorded that the statement of the Presiding Officer was to be accepted unless it was proved to be wrong by cogent evidence, and concluded that the act was covered within the definition of criminal contempt-It convicted and sentenced the advocate for 6 months imprisonment-Apology not found

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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