High Court Accepts Litigant’s Apology For Calling Delhi Judiciary Corrupt ‘Out Of Sheer Frustration’, Discharges Him Of Criminal Contempt

Case: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. BRIJESH SHUKLA

Coram: Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shailender Kaur

Case No.: CONT.CAS.(CRL) 16/2019

Court Observation: “He tenders an unconditional apology for making such comment and remorse to this effect and undertakes before this Court that he shall be careful in future. In view of the above and unconditional apology tendered by respondent, we hereby discharge the respondent from the contempt proceedings,”

“The respondent submits that as he had not engaged any counsel so he was not aware that by making such allegations against the judiciary and judicial system will initiate contempt proceedings. He submits that he made complaints and allegation against the judiciary like he made against any other authority and this is just out of sheer frustration,”

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