Deepak Kumar Prahladka vs Chief Justice Prabha Shanker Mishra & ...

The Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision finding the appellant guilty of contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for making scandalous and reckless averments against judges in two contempt petitions. The Court emphasized that the appellant, claiming to be a law researcher, should have known better than to file contempt petitions against judges who were acting in their judicial capacity. The Court affirmed the High Court's sentence of six months' imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000, while granting a stay on the imprisonment already served for 36 days.