Supreme Court of India
M.S. Ahlawat v. State of Haryana and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
For the aforesaid reasons, the order made in Writ Petitions (Criminal) Nos. 356-357 of 1996 convicting the petitioner under.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Criminal Law: Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 142 and 129. Contempt-Punishment of-Powers of Supreme Court-Contemnor found to have filed false affidavits and made false statements at different stages before the Supreme Court-Supreme Court, after issuing a show cause notice to the contemnor, convicted him under S.193 !PC Correctness of- Held: Such punishment is without jurisdiction-supreme Court ought to have followed the procedure prescribed under Ss. 195 and 340 Cr. P. . Hence, the said conviction set aside-But filing of complaint under S.340 not considered expedient because the…
Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Rajendra Khare v. Swaati Nirkhi and Ors.
- 2019 Sh. Narendra Kumar Srivastava v. The State of Bihar & Ors.
- 2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2025 Devendra Kumar v. The State (nct of Delhi) & Anr.
- 2017 Central Bureau of Investigation v. M. Sivamani
- 2013 Kishorebhai Gandubhai Pethani v. State of Gujarat & Anr.
- 2024 M.R. Ajayan v. State of Kerala & Ors.
- 2012 Akhilesh Yadav Etc. Etc. v. Vishwanath Chaturvedi & Ors.
Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to · 2 mentioned
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