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Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan v. High Court of Madras

– ss.15(1) r/w 18(1)

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
1 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 100
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5245/2024
Bench
Sudhanshu Dhulia, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge of criminal contempt is proved against the appellants-contemnors beyond all reasonable doubt; whether the conviction of the appellants by the High Court for criminal contempt of Court and the sentence imposed ought to be upheld.

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