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1989 Supreme(HP) 37

BHAWANI SINGH
RAMESH CHAND – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the petitioner:M/s. Lokender Thakur and J. K. Verma vice Sh. M. G. Chitkara, Advocate. For the respondent:Shri M. S. Guleria, Assistant Advocate General.

JUDGMENT

Bhawani Singh, J.—Ramesh Chand approaches this Court through this revision petition under sections 397/401 read with section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He feels aggrieved by the order of learned Sessions Judge, Una, dated December 23, 1985 convicting him under section 228 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 10 days.

2. The facts, in brief, are that a case under section 13-B (I) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking dissolution of marriage by mutual consent was pending between Ramesh Chand and Jagdish Kumari, his wife. Both were present in person and on the day of occurrence, the learned Sessions Judge noticed that the petitioner was emitting awful and offending smell of liquor which caused annoyance to the Court. The learned Sessions Judge further records that the petitioner admitted having come to the court after consuming liquor ; so, having come to the court in drunken condition, offered insult intentionally to the court besides causing interruption in the proceedings of the court with the result that the court did not think it proper to record his statement. The Court found these circumstances sufficient to proce








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