COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs NITIN BANSAL

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$~7 (SDB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 29th October, 2025 + CONT.CAS.(CRL) 16/2024 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner versus NITIN BANSAL .....Contemnor/Respondent Through: Mr. M.C. Dhingra, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nihal Ahmad & Mr. H. R. Khan, Mr. Kashif Salman, Advs. along with Contemnor - Mr. Nitin Bansal. (M: 7983528756, 8130230009) CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA ORAL 1. This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode. 2. The present criminal contempt case filed under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereinafter, ‘the Act’), arises out of order dated 28th October, 2024, passed by the ld. Single Judge in O.M.P. (I) (COMM.) 186/2024 titled Bina & Ors. v. Ashok Bansal. 3. The brief background, giving rise to the present contempt proceedings is that O.M.P. (I) (COMM.) 186/2024 was filed by the Petitioners therein under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The said petition was filed seeking interim relief against the Contemnor’s father, Mr. Ashok Bansal, in relation to disposal of 30,000 tons of industrial coal Signature Not Verified CONT.CAS.(CRL) 16/2024 Page 1 of 18 Digitally Signed By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:29.10.2025 18:38:14 material. 4. In the said petition, on 31st May, 2024, the ld. Single Judge passed an order, restraining the Contemnor’s father, Mr. Ashok Bansal from dealing with the 30,000 tons of industrial coal. The said order was passed in following terms: “13. In view of the averments contained in the petition; considering the documents appended therewith; and based on the submissions made at the Bar, the respondent is restrained from dealing with the 30,000 tons of industrial coal that was subject matter of purchase by late Sh. Balkishan Goyal in an