ORDER

The contemner is a practising advocate. He filed Complaint Case No. 451 of 1994 in the Court of VI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow against Shri Mahesh Giri, advocate and Ms. Saroj Bala, VII Additional District Judge, Lucknow for offences under Section 499/500 IPC. Mr. Mahesh Giri, at the relevant time, was the Govt. counsel deputed to work for the prosecution in criminal cases in the Court of VII Additional District Judge, Lucknow. It was alleged in the complaint (read with notice which preceded it as also contemner s statement recorded under Section 200 Cr.P.C. that the accused namely, Mahesh Giri, advocate and Ms. Saroj Bala, VII Additional District Judge, Lucknow had imputed sexual relations between the contemner and Ms. Saroj Bala which had defamed the contemner and, therefore, he prayed that the accused be tried for the said offences. The statement of the contemner was recorded under Section 200 Cr.P.C. on 21.9.94 but it remained inconclusive. The statement was finally recorded on 26.10.94 and, thereafter, the case was adjourned for enquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C.. It was stated that the petitioner moved an application that the witnesses whom the contemne