Supreme Court of India

Sahdeo @ Sahdeo Singh v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 1086
Bench J.M. Panchal and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.
Decided 23 February 2010

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we reach the inescapable conclusion that contempt proceedings had been concluded without ensuring the compliance of the mandatory provisions of the Rules 1952.

Judgment, page 24

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Contempt of Court: c Alleged illegal abduction and detention by police personnel - Suo motu contempt proceedings initiated by Division Bench of Allahabad High Court - Conviction of appellants - Justification of - Held: On facts, not justified - Contempt proceedings were concluded without ensuring 0 compliance of the mandatory provisions of the statutory Rules framed for the purpose (i.e. the 1952 Rules) - The appe/lants were never informed as what were the charges against them - Relevant documents on the basis of which the High Court had taken a prima facie view while initiating suo motu

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

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