Tek Chand, J.

1. This is a petition under the Contempt of Courts Act praying that respondents-be suitably punished for having committed contempt of Court in the following circumstances. By my order dated 29-10-1959 I have discharged the rule against respondent No. 3 and at present there-is before me the case against the remaining two respondents -- the first being Shri Joginder Singh. Inspector, C. I. A., Staff, Amritsar, and the second Shri Sunder Lal alias Sunder Das, S. I., C. I. A-Staff, Amritsar.

2. The petitioner has four sons. Sukhdev Raj, who was 18 years of age at the time of this incident, is the youngest. The petitioners wife died on the night between 11th and 12th June 1959 and the customary obsequial rites had to le performed every day till 21st June 1959 which was fixed for the Kirya ceremony of the deceased. Sukhdev Raj was performing these rites every day. On 19th June 1959 according to the petitioner Sukhdev Raj was taken into custody at 4 p. m. by C. I. A. Staff, Amritsar. The petitioner on coming to know of this addressed the following telegram to the City Magistrate, Duty Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar: