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june 2011

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.

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