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Contempt of Court Act (LXIV of 1976)--- ----Ss. 3 & 4---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Ats.185(3), 199 & 204--­Constitutional petition---Contempt of Court---Issuance of false medical certificate by doctor in respect of ailment of an under-trial prisoner--­Petitioner (a Physician) admitted his guilt by offering unconditional apology and throwing himself at the mercy of Court---High Court convicted him considering his said act an interference with administration of justice--­Contention of petitioner was that during inquiry certificate issued by him had been found to be correct---Validity---Petitioner had in fact submitted a false certificate and tried to mislead the Court---Supreme Court did not interfere with sentences awarded to petitioner as being legal---Petition was dismissed being devoid of merit. ORDER Leave to appeal is sought against the judgment and order of a learned Division Bench of the Lahore High Court, Lahore dated 7-11-2001, whereby appeal preferred by the petitioner against his conviction and sentence awarded to him by a learned Single Judge of the High Court, for committing contempt of Court, was dismissed. Facts of the case are that the petitioner is a Physician and had issued a false certificate in respect of ailment of Mushtaq, an undertrial prisoner, to be submitted in Court certifying that he was suffering from…

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