Rajive Bhalla, J.

1. The genesis of this Criminal Contempt Proceeding is a note, addressed by Hon ble Mr. Justice R. L. Anand (as His Lordship then was), to the then Hon ble the Chief Justice of this Court. The said note reads as follows :-

"Hon ble the Chief Justice. The following lines are submitted for your kind consideration and information please :-

On the night intervening 19/20-7-2002, at about 11.45 p.m. I was asleep in my bedroom when Shri Yom Bahadur, High Court Chaukldar, who has been attached with me and resides in the servant quarter of my house, woke me up and handed over a visiting card of Shrl Maneesh Chhiber. senior correspondent. "The Hindustan Times Ltd." and told me the following words :- "The Santry guard on duty stationed outside my residence has told him that our bungalow has been raided by the police."

I came out from my residence and made inquiries from the Santry guard who told me the following facts :-

"Few minutes earlier at the first instance one person on a scooter came and he enquired from me that a CB1 raid has been conducted at the residence of Judge Sahib. What is the matter? I told to the said correspondent that nothing has happened like t