1. The petitioner in the Original Petition applies under S.3 and 4 of the Contempt of Courts Act 32 of 1952 for the committal of the first respondent Sri. Kambissery Karunakaran, Chief Editor, 'Janayugam' daily newspaper, Quilon, and second respondent Sri. M. Balakrishnan, Printer and Publisher, Janayugam Publication Ltd., Janayugam Press, Quilon, for alleged contempt of court. The petitioner in the original petition is the brother of Rev. Fr. Benedict Onamkulam, Athirampuzha who on the date of the filing of the original petition was an accused in Crime No. 88 of 1966 of the Ranni Police Station pending enquiry before the Sub Magistrate's Court at Pathanamthitta. The charges against respondents 1 and 2 are that they published in the issue of 'Janayugam' dated 11-8-1966 an article marked Ext. P-1 under the following caption:

and that the entire article would give the impression to the readers that Rev. Fr. Benedict Onamkulam committed the crime. It is alleged that certain photographs were published along with the said article calculated to fasten the guilt on Rev. Fr. Benedict Onamkulam and to prejudice the fair trial of the case. Ext P-1 is alleged to contain certain ref