Contempt of
Courts Act, 1971, which provides that "the court may permit,
in any proceedings for contempt of court, justification by truth ... defence is all likely to be proceeded
against for aggravated contempt, for, the truth which he
pleads in defence of his innocence offers no protection
Contempt of Court--Difference between defamation of judge
and contempt of court---Judge's brother having financial
interest in a firm--If sufficient ... made in the article
were truthful or had been made bona fide in the belief that
they were truthful the High Court ought
tried to make out a case for initiating proceedings for contempt of Court.
2. Contempt of Court, it must never be forgotten, is a summary ... opponent through contempt proceedings. It is undoubtedly true that in Courts in this country, litigants seldom show that respect for truth which they are expected
S. Sher Singh S/O S. Hukam Singh vs Raghu Pati Kapur And Anr. on
court. This is the grossest form o contempt committed by the opposite party.
Whatever may be the truth about the complaint ... said to have been guilty of the contempt of court.
Contempt proceedings being quasi-criminal, the benefit of reasonable doubt should be given
There must be something more than a mere technical contempt; there must be a substantial contempt; that is, something which tends in a substantial manner ... Orissa and also the people in general that the real truth and the whole truth should be brought out before the Court. In our opinion
There must be something more than a mere technical contempt; there must be a substantial contempt; that is, something which tends in a substantial manner ... Orissa and also the people in general that the real truth and the whole truth should be brought out before the Court. In our opinion
provision enables the Court to permit justification by truth as a valid defence in any contempt proceeding if it is satisfied that such defence ... find that this very Contemnor has earlier been found guilty of criminal contempt by Apex Court also and punished under the provisions
call the witnesses and held that there can be no justification of contempt of Court. Even assuming that the writer of a manifesto believes ... manifesto amounts to contempt of Court, the writer is not permitted to lead evidence to establish the truth of his allegation
provision enables the Court to permit justification by truth as a valid defence in any contempt proceeding if it is satisfied that such defence ... find that this very Contemnor has earlier been found guilty of criminal contempt by Apex Court also and punished under the provisions
