GOVIND SARANG GOVT LAW COLLEGE

BHATAPARA

A PRESENTATION ON SUBJECT
. STUDY ON
CONTEMPT OF COURT
. By
HARSHA KOSRE
( B.A.LL.B.HONS ) 7TH SEMESTER
CONTEMPT OF COURT

INTRODUCTION
A CONTEMPT ORDER MAY ADDRESS BEHAVIOR BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE
THE COURTROOM, INCLUDING PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF DISRESPECT
TOWARD THE COURT. IN SHORT, YOU RISK BEING FOUND IN
CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU ACT IN A DISRUPTIVE, DISRESPECTFUL
WAY OR THREATEN A CASE’S FAIR VERDICT OR OUTCOME.
 WHAT IS CONTEMPT OF COURT

Misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to

obstruct the administration of justice
Misbehavior of any of its officers in their official transactions
• Disobedience or resistance to its lawful writ, process, order, rule,
decree, or command
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

The elements generally needed to establish contempt are:

1. the making of a valid court order,
2. knowledge of the order by respondent
3 ability of the respondent to render compliance
4. A Willful disobedience of the order.
 Contempt of
court

Civil Criminal
contempt contempt

Wilful Any act or Scandalise /tend to scandalise,

disobedience of publication lowers /tend to lower the court
an order of court which:

Prejudise or interferes any judicial

proceedings

Interfere with the administration

of justice
PUNISHMENT

Provision of punishment for contempt of court:

The Supreme Court and the High Court have the power to punish
for contempt of court. The punishment may be simple
imprisonment for six months or a fine up to Rs 2000 or both.
 KEY TAKEAWAYS
Contempt of court is a legal violation committed by an individual who disobeys a judge or
otherwise disrupts the legal process in the courtroom.

Contempt of court is broadly classified into two categories: criminal vs. civil and direct vs.
indirect.

Contempt of court contains three essential elements under Title 18 of the United States Code.

If the criteria are met, a judge may hold the violating person in contempt of court, which
carries a range of punishments, including monetary fines and jail time.
Any individual in the courtroom—defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or lawyers—can be held in
contempt of court.
CONCLUSION

The existing role relating to ex facie contempt of lower courts is unsatisfactory

and misleading in India. It appears that evidently, the difficulties in this regard
are the after product of overlap of contempt powers under the Indian Penal
Code, Contempt of Courts Act and contempt powers of the Supreme Court and
High Court under the Indian constitution.