Law: Contempt of Court Act, 1976

Section: 5(4)

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 228

Contempt of Court Act (LXIV of 1976) S. 5 (4) read with Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 228-Contempt of Court-Contemner, a Police official, passing contemptuous remarks against Court, on hearing confirmation order in a bail matter-- Petitioner first admitting to have made such remarks but later on at initiation of contempt proceedings, tendering apology which Court declined to accept and proceeded to convict petitioner-Contention that punishing Court being itself subject of contempt, it was not competent for it to proceed for contempt by himself-Contention, held, devoid of force in view of sub-clause (4) of S. 5 of Contempt Act-Interference declined, in circumstances.-[Contempt of Court]. Fakhre Alam v. The. State and another P L D 1973 S C 525 and Federation of Pakistan v. Yusaf Ali Khan P L D 1977 S C 236 ref.                                                                                                                                                                                        ORDER This revision petition is directed against the order dated 17th July, 1977 of Mr. Muhammad Arif Chaudhry, Additional Sessions Judge, Sargodha, whereby the later Additional Sessions Judge had convicted and sentenced the petitioner to a fine of Rs. 200, in default whereof he was ordered to suffer simple imprisonment for 15 days. 2. The facts leading to this case are that the petitioner appeared as an Investigation Officer in the Court of Mr. Muhammad Arif Chaudhry, Additional Sessions Judge in an application for bail before arrest when the learned Sessions Judge announced the order of confirmation of bail. The petitioner who was present there, immediately remarked. The learned Additional Sessions Judge took note of these…