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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, V. SIVAGNANAM
Arul – Appellant
Versus
N. Settu – Respondent
ORDER :
(S.M. Subramaniam, J.) :
(Prayer: Contempt Petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, pleased to punish the respondent for his wilful disobedience of the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No.1277 of 2014 on 02.07.2014.)
The contempt proceedings has been initiated to punish the respondent for his wilful disobedience of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the mandatory requirement of Notice under Section 41-A of the Criminal Procedure Code has not been issued to the petitioner before carrying out the arrest. Thus, the Police Officer has committed contempt wilfully and therefore, liable to be punished.
3. Every procedural lapses by the Police Officer would not provide cause for initiation of contempt proceedings. In the case of Arnesh Kumar cited supra, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India laid down guidelines for initiation of action. Wherever required, Notice under Section 41-A is to be issued before effecting arrest.
4. In the present case, the allegation of the petitioner is that the res
Contempt proceedings are not appropriate for every procedural lapse by police officers; such issues should be resolved through proper legal channels rather than contempt of court.
Procedural lapses by law enforcement do not constitute contempt of court unless they result in significant prejudice, and appropriate remedies should be sought through other legal avenues rather than....
The court cannot grant a direction to arrest the accused when the address is unknown and the accused is absconding. Onus is on the complainant to provide the correct address of the accused.
The court cannot grant a direction to arrest the accused when the accused is absconding, and the police have made efforts to comply with the court's order.
Failure to comply with procedural requirements under Section 41-A of Cr.P.C. during arrest was ruled as a violation of personal liberty and contempt of court.
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