Supreme Court of India

Ram Niranjan Roy v. State of Bihar and Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 4 S.C.R. 583
Decided 31 March 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court cannot be faulted for punishing the appellant for contempt of court.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971: s. 14 - Contempt of court - Contemner appearing-in­ person before High Court and shouting at court and making false statement before court - High Court holding him guilty c of contempt of court and directing him to be taken into custody and to be sent to jail for 24 hours as punishment - Held: The 0 intemperate language used by the appellant while addressing the Judges of the High Court is most objectionable and contumacious - He did not show any remorse - He did not tender any apology, but, continued his rude behaviour of shouting at the court and baiting the

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