Supreme Court of India · 2011-06-15
Vishram Singh Raghubanshi vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2011 SUPREME COURT 2275
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Vishram Singh Raghubanshi
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- B.S. Chauhan
- Bench
- Swatanter Kumar, B.S. Chauhan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the contempt proceedings against the appellant under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, affirming the Allahabad High Court's decision that the appellant's behavior constituted contempt of court. The Court noted that the appellant's repeated apologies were insufficient to mitigate the gravity of his actions, which included misbehavior towards a Presiding Officer and impersonation in court. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the sentence of three months simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000.