Supreme Court of India

Bijay Kumar Mahanty v. Jadu @ Ram Chandra Sahoo

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Decided 13 December 2002

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; Section 19: Officer-in-charge of Police Station arrested accused despite production of bail order-Contempt proceedings-High Court held the Police Officer guilty of contempt and sentenced him to civil-imprisonment-On appeal, held: When Order of Court is flouted the litigant should not be left without remedy else not only individual would suffer but administration of justice would be brought into disrepute-Under the facts and circumstances of the case, High Court rightly held the Police Officer guilty of contempt.

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Of those, 2 mentioned

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