{"id":365348,"date":"2025-10-31T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=365348"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T04:07:36","slug":"delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Delhi High Court:<\/span> In a criminal contempt case wherein, the contemnor was found guilty of intimidating Local Commissioner during a Court-Ordered Inspection, a Division Bench of Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, JJ., directed that the police authorities take him into custody for one month.<\/p>\n

In the case at hand, a criminal contempt petition under Section 15<\/a> of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971<\/a>, was initiated by the Court on its own motion against the son of the respondent in connection with an order dated 28-10-2024 passed by a Single Judge, wherein the original proceedings concerned a plea seeking interim protection against the contemnor’s father, relating to a business dispute over 30,000 tons of industrial coal forming the subject matter of the partnership firm, G&G Concrete Solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 31-05-2024, the Single Judge passed a restraining order prohibiting the father of contemnor from dealing with, alienating, or creating any encumbrance over the coal or assets of the firm till further orders. Despite the restraint, the petitioners alleged ongoing disposal and alienation of coal. Consequently, they moved an application seeking the appointment of a Local Commissioner to verify the alleged breach.<\/p>\n

By an order dated 12-07-2024, Ms. Nandini Bali, Advocate was appointed as the Local Commissioner to visit the respondent’s premises at Bhupani, Faridabad, with police assistance if necessary, and to submit a report on compliance with the Court’s restraint order. The commission was executed the next day, 13-07-2024, around noon, in the presence of police officers.<\/p>\n

During the inspection, the contemnor, son of the restrained respondent, entered the premises at about 12:23 PM. According to the Local Commissioner’s report dated 17-09-2024, he began recording the commission proceedings, refused to cooperate, and behaved in an aggressive and rude manner despite being warned by police officials. Upon being asked to delete the recordings, he reluctantly complied.<\/p>\n

The report further stated that while the Local Commissioner was examining business records, the contemnor, along with his father and one other, became extremely aggressive and obstructive. Significantly, the contemnor allegedly took out a pistol and placed it on the table, threatening and attempting to intimidate the Local Commissioner. The police officers present at the site seized the pistol, which was stated to be unlicensed. These serious allegations of intimidation formed the basis of the present proceedings.<\/p>\n

Taking cognizance of the report, the Single Judge found that the act prima facie amounted to interference with the administration of justice under Section 2(c)(iii)<\/a> of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971<\/a>, and referred the matter to the Division Bench for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings.<\/p>\n

The notice of contempt was issued on 09-12-2024, calling upon the contemnor to show cause. In his reply, the contemnor denied all allegations and claimed that he was cooperative during the inspection. He asserted that the pistol in question was not a firearm, but a toy gun used to scare monkeys and stray animals, and that it had been lying on the office table prior to the inspection. He pleaded that he was a law-abiding citizen with no criminal record and sought dropping of the proceedings.<\/p>\n

Given the gravity of the allegations, the Court on 21-02-2025 directed the SHO, P.S. Bhupani, Faridabad, to file a status report and ordered the production of the seized weapon by the Sub-Inspector who had taken custody. On 28-05-2025, ASI appeared before the Court with the sealed weapon. Upon opening the seal, the Court observed that the weapon was not a toy gun but a real air gun, a fact confirmed by the police officer. The weapon was then resealed and preserved for record.<\/p>\n

The matter was finally heard on 08-09-2025, when arguments were concluded. While the contemnor continued to maintain innocence, his counsel tendered an unconditional apology on his behalf. The Court, however, reserved judgment.<\/p>\n

The Division Bench examined the statutory framework of Section 2(c)<\/a> of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971<\/a>, defining “criminal contempt” as acts that scandalise the court, interfere with judicial proceedings, or obstruct the administration of justice. The Court drew support from the Supreme Court decisions in Ram Kishan v. Tarun Bajaj<\/span>, (2014) 16 SCC 204<\/a>, and Jhareswar Prasad Paul v. Tarak Nath Ganguly<\/span>, (2002) 5 SCC 352<\/a>, reaffirming that the purpose of contempt jurisdiction is to uphold the dignity of courts and the rule of law, and that contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal in nature requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n

The Court emphasized that “willful disobedience”<\/span> or obstruction must be known, deliberate, and with evil motive, not casual or accidental. It further cited the coordinate Bench judgment in Court on its Own Motion v. Obsession Naaz<\/span>, 2015 SCC OnLine Del 6747<\/a> where intimidation of Local Commissioners was held to constitute direct interference in the administration of justice. Similarly, reliance was placed on Court on its Own Motion v. Sanjay Rathod (Advocate)<\/span>, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 5901<\/a> where contempt was established against a lawyer for scandalous conduct that obstructed judicial functioning.<\/p>\n

Applying these principles, the Court found that the conduct of the contemnor, his aggressive behaviour, refusal to cooperate, and placing of a firearm on the table during the execution of a court-ordered commission was a deliberate act of intimidation and obstruction. The defence that the weapon was a toy gun was rejected as false and misleading, intended to mislead the Court. The inspection and production of the weapon conclusively established that it was a real air gun, thereby exposing the contemnor’s deceit.<\/p>\n

The Court observed that a Local Commissioner functions as an officer and extension of the Court, and intimidating Local Commissioneramount to direct interference with judicial process. The Court noted that the contemnor’s conduct was wilful, calculated, and devoid of remorse, and his apology was neither genuine nor bona fide, but “a lip service to escape consequences”<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Court held that the contemnor’s actions constituted criminal contempt within the meaning of Section 2(c)(iii)<\/a> of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971<\/a>, as they obstructed the administration of justice and undermined the dignity of the judicial process. It concluded that his behaviour demonstrated a deliberate attempt with an evil motive to prevent the execution of lawful court directions.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, exercising powers under Section 12<\/a> of the Contempt of Courts Act<\/a>, the Court sentenced the contemnor to simple imprisonment for one month and imposed a fine of ₹2,000, with a further 15 days’ imprisonment in default of payment. The Court directed the police authorities to take him into custody for intimidating Local Commissioner.<\/p>\n

[Court on its own motion v. Nitin Bansal, 2025 SCC OnLine Del 7257<\/a>, decided on 29-10-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n

Mr. M.C. Dhingra, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nihal Ahmad & Mr. H. R. Khan, Mr. Kashif Salman, Advs. along with Contemnor – Mr. Nitin Bansal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is the case of contemnor that the alleged object was not a firearm, but a toy gun used to scare away stray animals and the said toy gun was lying on the office table prior to the inspection, which unintentionally got mixed with a pile of papers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67516,"featured_media":365351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[75588,72151,77993,72373,83262,91714,49257,80242,91713,83869],"class_list":["post-365348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-contemptofcourt","tag-courtorder","tag-criminalcontempt","tag-delhihighcourt","tag-judicialprocess","tag-justiceprevails","tag-legalnews","tag-localcommissioner","tag-nitinbansal","tag-ruleoflaw"],"yoast_head":"\nDel HC: 1 Month custody for intimidating Local Commissioner| SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Holding a man guilty of criminal contempt, Delhi High Court ordered 1-month custody for intimidating a Local Commissioner during a Court-ordered inspection\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Holding a man guilty of criminal contempt, Delhi High Court ordered 1-month custody for intimidating a Local Commissioner during a Court-ordered inspection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-31T07:30:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-06T04:07:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arunima\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arunima\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/\",\"name\":\"Del HC: 1 Month custody for intimidating Local Commissioner| SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-31T07:30:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-06T04:07:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b21fd8f65a572f39f27151710e16cb\"},\"description\":\"Holding a man guilty of criminal contempt, Delhi High Court ordered 1-month custody for intimidating a Local Commissioner during a Court-ordered inspection\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"intimidating Local Commissioner\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b21fd8f65a572f39f27151710e16cb\",\"name\":\"Arunima\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8375ad8b08b1cbd970f4484d3218d81f3222a0ee3e463210f657780cb13e9569?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8375ad8b08b1cbd970f4484d3218d81f3222a0ee3e463210f657780cb13e9569?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arunima\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc-editor_9\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Del HC: 1 Month custody for intimidating Local Commissioner| SCC Times","description":"Holding a man guilty of criminal contempt, Delhi High Court ordered 1-month custody for intimidating a Local Commissioner during a Court-ordered inspection","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection","og_description":"Holding a man guilty of criminal contempt, Delhi High Court ordered 1-month custody for intimidating a Local Commissioner during a Court-ordered inspection","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2025-10-31T07:30:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-06T04:07:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Arunima","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arunima","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/","name":"Del HC: 1 Month custody for intimidating Local Commissioner| SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp","datePublished":"2025-10-31T07:30:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-06T04:07:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b21fd8f65a572f39f27151710e16cb"},"description":"Holding a man guilty of criminal contempt, Delhi High Court ordered 1-month custody for intimidating a Local Commissioner during a Court-ordered inspection","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"intimidating Local Commissioner"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/10\/31\/delhi-high-court-1-month-custody-for-intimidating-local-commissioner\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Delhi High Court directs 1 Month custody for man who intimidated Local Commissioner during Court-Ordered Inspection"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b21fd8f65a572f39f27151710e16cb","name":"Arunima","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8375ad8b08b1cbd970f4484d3218d81f3222a0ee3e463210f657780cb13e9569?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8375ad8b08b1cbd970f4484d3218d81f3222a0ee3e463210f657780cb13e9569?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arunima"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc-editor_9\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intimidating-Local-Commissioner.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":308118,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/30\/delhi-high-court-discharges-contemnors-guilty-interfering-duty-local-commissioner-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":365348,"position":0},"title":"Delhi High Court discharges contemnors guilty of interfering in the function of Local Commissioner on unconditional apology","author":"Arunima","date":"November 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The contemnors apologised and stated that the entire incident is quite unfortunate and though facts have been misrepresented before the instant Court, however, they do not intend to disobey the orders of the Court and that the respondents have great respect for the Court.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"delhi high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":192714,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/02\/27\/violence-members-bar-thwarting-legal-assistance-pending-cases-tantamount-criminal-contempt-court\/","url_meta":{"origin":365348,"position":1},"title":"Violence against members of the Bar, thwarting legal assistance in pending cases, tantamount to criminal contempt of court","author":"Saba","date":"February 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Delhi High Court: The Delhi High Court took suo motu cognizance of violence and vandalism against members of the Delhi Bar. The Bar in it\u2019s resolution dated 23rd January, 2018 and 22nd January, 2018 mentioned that the Counsel who were victimised were so victimised because they were appearing as counsel\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":342363,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/02\/26\/contempt-of-courts-delhi-high-court-rules-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":365348,"position":2},"title":"Delhi HC streamlines procedures for handling contempt cases","author":"Kriti","date":"February 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Proceedings of contempt can only be initiated within 1 year of the act of contempt.","rel":"","context":"In "Legislation Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Delhi High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":199864,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/08\/08\/stream-of-justice-has-to-be-kept-clear-and-pure-delhi-hc-reiterates-law-relating-to-contempt-of-courts\/","url_meta":{"origin":365348,"position":3},"title":"\u201cStream of Justice has to be kept clear and pure\u201d, Delhi HC reiterates law relating to contempt of courts","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"August 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manmohan, J., held Defendant 2 guilty for contempt of court in a suit filed by Louis Vuitton for infringement of trademark, copyright, etc. On plaintiff's complaint, Defendant 2 made a statement under oath that he never sold any branded products. However,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":329512,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/08\/28\/delhi-hc-holds-advocate-guilty-criminal-contempt-says-appearing-in-drunken-state-unpardonable\/","url_meta":{"origin":365348,"position":4},"title":"\u2018Appearing before Court in drunken state is unpardonable\u2019; Delhi High Court holds advocate guilty of criminal contempt","author":"Editor","date":"August 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2018The language used by the advocate had scandalized the court and such conduct also leads to interference in the administration of justice.\u2019","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Delhi High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":322495,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/05\/19\/delhi-hc-initiates-suo-motu-criminal-contempt-against-advocate-for-disparaging-remarks-against-judges\/","url_meta":{"origin":365348,"position":5},"title":"Delhi High Court initiates contempt against advocate for writing derogatory comments in chat box during virtual hearing","author":"Editor","date":"May 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cPetitioner appears to have taken a wrong end of law, aggrieved against adverse orders passed by the Judicial Officers of the District Courts as well as this Court and cannot be permitted to cross the red line, thereby making personal attack on the Judges which undermines the integrity of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Delhi High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Delhi-High-Court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67516"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}