Supreme Court of India
Mr. Vinay Prakash Singh v. Sameer Gehlaut & Ors. in the Matter Of:- Shivinder Mohan Singh
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We are of the view that this circumstance, if it is indeed correct, should not be available to the applicant to convert what was custody which he was undergoing in connection with another case to custody in the contempt of Court case.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.428 – Period o f detention undergone to be set off against the sente nce or imprisonment – When – Applicant was found guilty of contempt by order dtd.15.11.19, was sentenced for 6 months impr isonment by order dtd.22.09.22 – Present application seeks clar ification w.r.t the date of commencement of the term of imprisonmen t, which as per the applicant should be from 03.02.20 instead of 22.0 9.22, as he has been in custody since then though in another ca se – Held: Applicant stood convicted by order dtd.15.11.19 – The Court before sentencing had to cause
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