Hemant Gupta, J.(Oral).:- The present Criminal Contempt Petition was initiated on a Reference dated 24.1.2004 made by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, on the basis of a letter dated 23.1.2004 written by Shri K.K. Kareer, Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-cum- Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, for initiating contempt proceedings against the complainant-Jaswant Sarpal, for using contemptuous, foul and derogatory language in his letter dated 20.12.2003 written and circulated by the contemner.

2. It may be noticed that the said communication was made by the learned Presiding Officer of the Court on receipt of letter dated 20.12.2003, while dealing with a private complaint filed in the year 1999 titled as “Ashwani Sarpal & Jaswant Sarpal sons of Darbari Lal Sarpal v. Amarjit Singh, the then Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar and 26 other respondents.” Out of the 27 respondents, 23 are the Government Officials, whereas 4 persons have been impleaded in the capacity of the landlord of the building situated in Mahan Singh Gate, Amritsar.

3. In his letter dated 20.12.2003, the complainant has levelled allegations of impropriety against Shri K.K. Kareer, ACJM, Jal