{"id":266785,"date":"2022-05-12T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=266785"},"modified":"2022-05-12T13:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:48:53","slug":"an-apology-can-neither-be-a-defence-nor-a-justification-for-an-act-which-tantamount-to-contempt-of-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/05\/12\/an-apology-can-neither-be-a-defence-nor-a-justification-for-an-act-which-tantamount-to-contempt-of-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Tel HC | \u2018slap- say sorry-forget cannot be accepted\u2019; An apology can neither be a defence nor a justification for an act which tantamount to Contempt of Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Telangana High Court: <\/strong>A Division Bench of P Naveen Rao and M G Priyadarshini, JJ. dismissed the petition and held that contempt has taken place and no apology must be given.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The facts of the case are such that the appellants sold some of the suit schedule properties in spite of decree granted to her by the trial Court and trying to alienate some more, she filed I.A.No.1 of 2019 praying to grant injunction against the respondents not to alienate suit schedule properties. The instant Contempt case was filed alleging violation of the directions issued by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2019 in A.S.No.260 of 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 defines \u2018civil contempt\u2019 to mean wilful disobedience of any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other process of a court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to a Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Issue 1: Has there been an alleged violation of deliberate and wilful violation of the orders of the Court and thus committed contempt of Court?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court observed that if a party, who is fully in the know of the judgment\/order of the Court, is conscious and aware of the consequences and implications of the order of the Court, acts in violation thereof, it must be held that disobedience is wilful. <strong>To establish contempt of court, it is sufficient to prove that the conduct was wilful, and that the contemnor knew of all the facts which made it a breach of the undertaking. Whether the conduct of contemnor is deliberate and wilful can be considered by assessing the material on record and attendant circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court remarked <strong>The sanctity to judicial proceedings is paramount to a society governed by law. Otherwise, the very edifice of democracy breaks and anarchy rains. The Contempt of Courts Act is intended to correct a person deviating the norm and trying to breach the law\/assuming law on to himself.<\/strong> It intends to secure confidence of the people in the administration of justice by disciplining those erring in disobeying the orders of the Court\/undertaking given to court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court further observed that the respondents did not deny that the property sold is part of the suit schedule land on which decree is granted to the petitioner. Firstly, the property is covered by the preliminary decree of the trial court and in terms thereof petitioner is entitled to 1\/6th share. Contrary to the judgment and decree, it could not have been sold. This decree is not stayed by this Court. Secondly, the order dated 13-8-2019 was passed in the presence of the counsel appearing for them. Therefore, they can not plead ignorance. <em>Thus, the sale transaction undertaken by them is clearly in violation of the orders of the Court. In the facts of this case, it is also safe to assume that the violation is deliberate and willful.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Issue 2: Whether offering apology is <em>bona fide <\/em>to purge the petitioner from contempt?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 12(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, and the explanation thereto, enables the Court to remit the punishment awarded for committing contempt of court on an apology being made to the satisfaction of the Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court observed that an apology can neither be a defence nor a justification for an act which tantamount to contempt of Court. An apology can be accepted in cases where the conduct, for which the apology is given, is such that it can be \u201cignored without compromising the dignity of the court\u201d, or it is intended to be evidence of real contrition. It should be sincere. <strong>Apology cannot be accepted in case it is hollow, there is no remorse, no regret, no repentance, or if it is only a device to escape the rigour of the law. Such an apology is merely a \u201cpaper apology\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court observed that in the facts of this case also, it is seen that apology offered is not sincere and <em>bona fide<\/em>. <em>It is clear from facts on record that it is made only to escape the consequence of deliberate and willful disobedience of the order of the Court. Contemnors did not accept their mistake and expressed apology at the first opportunity offered to them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court remarked, \u2018<strong>Wilfully and deliberately they have sold the suit schedule property in utter violation of the orders of this Court. It is intended to frustrate the judgment and decree rendered by the trial Court and orders of this Court and deprive the petitioner the fruits of her success.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court thus held <em>\u201cContemnors are held guilty of contempt; their apology is rejected and is imposed sentence of imprisonment with fine.\u201d<\/em>[Veldanda Srilatha v. 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