Supreme Court of India

Vishram Singh Raghubanshi v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2011] 8 S.C.R. 105
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 15 June 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the apology tendered by the F appellant had neither been sincere nor bona fide and thus, not worth acceptance.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: .. s.15 - Contempt by advocate - Appel/ant-advocate c abused the Judge/Presiding Officer in most filthy words when the Presiding Officer alleged the involvement of appellant in the impersonification of the person who came to surrender before the Presiding Officer - Conviction of appellant for contempt of court - On appeal, held: The case· of impersonification of a person to be. surrendered is serious- If any issue was raised in this regard by the court, it was the · duty of the appellant to satisfy .the court and establish· the identity of the person concerned -

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