In Reference vs Ravi Shyamnani on 20 July, 2017
19. This Court has clearly laid down that an
apology tendered is not to be accepted as a
matter of course and the Court is not bound to
accept the same. The court is competent to reject
the apology and impose the punishment recording
reasons for the same. The use of insulting
language does not absolve the contemnor on any
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count whatsoever. If the words are calculated and
clearly intended to cause any insult, an apology, if
tendered and lack penitence, regret or contrition,
does not deserve to be accepted. (Vide: Shri
Baradakanta Mishra v. Registrar of Orissa High
Court & Anr., AIR 1974 SC 710; The Bar Council of
Maharashtra v. M.V. Dabholkar etc., AIR 1976 SC
242; Asharam M. Jain v. A.T. Gupta & Ors., AIR
1983 SC 1151; Mohd. Zahir Khan v. Vijai Singh &
Ors., AIR 1992 SC 642; In Re: Sanjiv Datta, (1995)
3 SCC 619; Patel Rajnikant Dhulabhai & Ors. v.
Patel Chandrakant Dhulabhai & Ors., AIR 2008 SC
3016; and Vishram Singh Raghubanshi v. State of
U.P., AIR 2011 SC 2275).