{"id":327682,"date":"2024-07-31T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T06:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=327682"},"modified":"2024-08-06T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:44:10","slug":"ph-hc-directs-trial-court-judge-and-public-prosecutor-to-furnish-explanation-for-disregarding-its-directions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/07\/31\/ph-hc-directs-trial-court-judge-and-public-prosecutor-to-furnish-explanation-for-disregarding-its-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab and Haryana HC directs Trial Court Judge and Public Prosecutor to furnish explanation for disregarding its directions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Punjab and Haryana High Court:<\/span> In a petition filed by the petitioner highlighting the non-compliance of the directions of the present Court by the Trial Court concerned, the Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sureshwar Thakur<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sudeepti Sharma, JJ.<\/span>, stated that it appeared that the Trial Court had prima facie wantonly disregarded the said directions, and had proceeded to invite responses from the Public Prosecutor concerned. Subsequently, the Trial Court also ordered for consideration, being made, on the application filed by the petitioner, asking for implementation of the said directions. Therefore, the Court stated that the Trial Judge and Public Prosecutor concerned were required to furnish explanations, as to why further proceedings for contempt of Court be not initiated against them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">AGR Steel Strips (P) Ltd. v. RBI<\/span>, CWP-34297-2019, decided on 27-05-2024, this Court had stated that the declarations of fraud of the AGR Steel Strips accounts were required to be quashed, and set aside on the ground that the said declarations of &#8216;fraud&#8217; were violative of the principles of natural justice. Moreover, pursuant to the FIR, if any, which became lodged against the present petitioner, and, if they were rested upon the said made illegal declarations also became quashed and set aside. These declarations were with a condition that liberty was preserved to the lending institutions concerned, to after adhering to the principles of natural justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court stated that despite the clear and candid directions being made in respect of the present petitioner, the said directions remained uncompiled with at the instance of the Trial Court concerned, which led to the petitioner file the present petition. The Court stated that though this Court through an order dated 05-07-2024, with utmost clarity stated that the FIR registered under Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">120-B<\/a><a id=\"fnref1\" href=\"#fn1\" title=\"1. Section 61 of the Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (&#8216;BNS&#8217;)\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> read with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">420<\/a><a id=\"fnref2\" href=\"#fn2\" title=\"2. Section 318(4) of the BNS\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">467<\/a><a id=\"fnref3\" href=\"#fn3\" title=\"3. Section 338 of the BNS\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">468<\/a><a id=\"fnref4\" href=\"#fn4\" title=\"4. Section 336(3) of the BNS\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">471<\/a><a id=\"fnref5\" href=\"#fn5\" title=\"5. Section 340(2) of the BNS\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> and Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001564434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13(2) and 13(1)(d)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002825997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988<\/a> against the petitioner was quashed and set aside. Further, the proceedings which were sub-judice before the Trial Judge concerned, were also quashed and set aside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">However, the Court stated that it appeared that the Trial Court had prima facie wantonly disregarded the said directions, and had proceeded to invite responses from the Public Prosecutor concerned. Subsequently, the Trial Court also ordered for consideration, being made, on the application filed by the petitioner, asking for implementation of the said directions. The Court stated that the wanton disregard to the explicit directions made by the present Court, by the Trial Judge concerned was prima facie complicit in committing the contempt of court. Therefore, the Court stated that the Trial Judge and Public Prosecutor concerned were required to furnish explanations, as to why further proceedings for contempt of Court be not initiated against them. Both the Trial Judge and Public Prosecutor were directed to furnish explanation on the subsequent date of hearing i.e. 31-7-2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Suyog Jain v. RBI, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/kG0fNK27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 SCC OnLine P&#038;H 8021<\/a>, decided on 25-07-2024<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Petitioner:<\/span> Puneet Bali, Sr. Advocate with Surjeet Bhadu, Advocate and Sanya Thakur, Advocate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#fnref1\">1.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyaya Sanhita, 2023<\/a> (&#8216;BNS&#8217;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn2\" href=\"#fnref2\">2.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">318(4)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn3\" href=\"#fnref3\">3.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">338<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn4\" href=\"#fnref4\">4.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">336(3)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn5\" href=\"#fnref5\">5.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">340(2)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BNS<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Penal Code, 1860 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"penal code, 1860\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/prevention-of-corruption-act-1988-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"prevention of corruption act, 1988\" width=\"300\" 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