Zainab Ali v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
In view of this submission, this criminal contempt petition is disposed of
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. In view of this submission, this criminal contempt petition is disposed of as not pressed at this stage, reserving liberty with the petitioner to file appropriate application before appropriate Forum. (D.N. Patel, J.) VK (P.P. Bhatt, J.)
Judgment
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.N. PATEL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.P. BHATT For the Petitioner : Mr. Arbind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Suchendra Prasad, A.P.P. --------- 06/Dated: 17th December, 2013 Oral order: Per D.N. Patel, J.:
Before counsel for the petitioner argues out the case in detail, it is vehemently submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that under Section 15 of the Contempt of Court's Act, 1971 there is no locus standi with the petitioner unless a consent is taken from the Advocate General of the State of Jharkhand and there is no specific consent on record hence, this criminal contempt is not tenable at law.
Counsel for the petitioner submitted that he is not pressing this criminal contempt petition, but, liberty may be reserved with the petitioner to file proper application before appropriate Forum.
Operative part
In view of this submission, this criminal contempt petition is disposed of as not pressed at this stage, reserving liberty with the petitioner to file appropriate application before appropriate Forum. (D.N. Patel, J.) VK (P.P. Bhatt, J.)
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In view of this submission, this criminal contempt petition is disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Contempt of Court's Act, 1971 — s. 15.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.