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2017 Supreme(SC) 1668

DIPAK MISRA, A.M.KHANWILKAR, MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR
Sita Ram – Appellant
Versus
Balbir @ Bali – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Rishi Malhotra, Advocate
For the Respondents:R. Balasubramanian, Nalin Kohli, Ms. Anindita Pujari, Ananya Mishra, Ms. Aarti Sharma, Advocates
For the State of Haryana :Davender Kumar Saini, AAG, Ms. Monika Gusain, Ms. Indu Malhotra, Sr. Adv, Gagan Gupta, Advocates

ORDER :

1. The present contempt petition was initiated under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (for brevity "the Act") on the ground that there had been violation of the judgment and order dated 24th October, 2013 passed by this Court in Criminal Appeal No.1834 of 2013. We need not advert to the facts in details suffice it to say that the contempt proceedings have been adjudicated vide order dated 15th December, 2016. The relevant portion of the order is reproduced below:-

"In our view, the Medical Professionals namely Dr. Munish Prabhakar and Dr.K.S. Sachdev extended medical asylum to the respondent without there being any reason or medical condition justifying prolonged admission of the respondent as an indoor patient as a cover to defeat the Orders passed by this Court and the Trial Court, as stated above and thereby aided and assisted the respondent in violating the Order of this Court. By such conduct these Medical Professionals have obstructed administration of justice.

We thus hold that the respondent guilty of having violated the Order dated 24.10.2013 passed by this Court and for having obstructed administration of justice. We also hold Dr.Munish Prabhakar and D











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