SURESHWAR THAKUR
Kamal Kishore – Appellant
Versus
State of H. P. – Respondent
Sureshwar Thakur, J.
1. The instant appeal stands directed, against, the order of imposition of the fine, upon, the appellant, pronounced by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Solan, District Solan, H.P. in Case No. 24-ASJ-II/4 of 2018, for his committing an offence, punishable under Section 228, of the Indian Penal Code. The aforesaid order would be validated by this Court, only, when, the apt procedure prescribed under Sections 345 of the code of Criminal Procedure, provisions whereof stand extracted hereinafter, visibly begets satiation:
“345. Procedure in certain cases of contempt:-
(1) When any such offence as is described in Section 175, section 178, section 179, section 180 or section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) is committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal or Revenue Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody and may, at any time before the arising of the Court on the same day, take cognizance of the offence and, after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence the offender to fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and, in default of
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