contempt
including the power to punish for contempt of
itself."
Yet another question whether the provisions of the Code
of Criminal Procedure are applicable ... Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure of United
States reads that ``A criminal contempt may be punished
summarily if the Judge certifies
Pravin Anand stated that a clear case of criminal contempt
was made out as the act of the respondent no.2/ defendant no.2 clearly ... contempt is committed can
himself/herself forthwith take notice and issue orders of contempt
against the contemnor. Lord Denning has held "contempt
provisions of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 . According to them, if there is any contempt, then it is the contempt of the Apex Court ... classed as either civil or criminal contempt. There is, however, a third form of contempt which is purely criminal and which consists in conduct tending
nature of a crime although not necessarily as a criminal offence. However, criminal contempts .... are offences ..... and the proceedings to punish it are punitive ... contempt concerned is itself civil or criminal. If the jurisdiction exercised in the case of criminal contempt is criminal jurisdiction, it appears to me that
applies to contempt proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 . The Advocate General urges that contempt proceedings are of a criminal nature ... Criminal Procedure has been applied now. I am of opinion that the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be applied to the present contempt petition
defined. Section 2 , Clause (a) says that "contempt of court" means civil contempt or criminal contempt. Clause (i) defines 'civil ... decide when a criminal proceeding could be deemed to be pending as the offence alleged is a criminal contempt of Court. Since this
CRL) 2/2006, CRL.M.A.Nos.2075/2006, CRL. M.A.
2076/2006, CRL. M.A. 2077/2006, CRL. M.A. 2078/2006, CRL ... 2839/2006, CRL. M.A.2847/2006, CRL. M.A.3887/2006, CRL.
M.A.4061/2006, CRL. M.A.4062/2006, CRL
replaced by Contempt of Courts Act 1971 (Act 70 of 1971). The Act makes distinction between 'civil contempt and 'criminal contempt ... contempts of Courts subordinate to it as it has and exercises in respect of contempts of itself. Section 14 deals with contempt committed
contempt of Court as defined by then Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 includes civil and criminal contempt. Criminal contempt as defined by the Act : Means ... contempt, the Court may accept apology and discharge the notice of contempt, whereas tendering of apology is no defence to the trial of a criminal
also launching criminal prosecution against two Hon'ble Judges, we sentence the contemner for the offence of criminal contempt as under:
(a) The contemner ... have committed criminal contempt defined under Section 2 (c ) Contempt of Court Act 1971, punishable under Section 12 of the Contempt of Court
