Question

Given below is a statement of legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A person shall not be guilty of contempt of court on the ground that he has published any matter which interferes with or obstructs or tends to obstruct the course of justice in connection with any civil or criminal proceeding pending at the time of the publication, it at that time he had no reasonable grounds for believing that the proceeding was pending.

FACTUAL SITUATION: X delivered a lecture at the local Rotary Club in favour of an accused who is prosecuted for assaulting a police officer. He said that the accused is a victim of prevailing corruption in the judiciary and he knows that the accused is going to be punished by the court for being honest. Is it guilty of contempt of court? DECISION:

पर्याय

• No, not guilty of contempt of court.

• Yes, guilty of contempt of court.

• Yes, X has a dishonored judiciary.

• No, X is an honest man.

Answer 1

Yes, guilty of contempt of court.