Supreme Court of India

Priya Gupta and Anr. v. Addl. Secy. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 12 S.C.R. 818
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 13 December 2012

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Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s.12 - Apology tendered by contemnor - Consideration of - Held: Consideration of an apology as contemplated under Explanation to s.12(1) is not a panacea to avoid action in law universally - While considering the apology and its acceptance, the Court inter alia considers a) the conduct of the contemnor prior and subsequent to the tendering of apology - If the conduct is contemptuous, prejudicial and has harmed the system and other innocent persons as a whole, it would be a factor which would weigh against the contemnor; and b) the stage and time when such apology

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