Delhi High Court Discharges Lawyer In Contempt Case Over Misconduct With Woman Judge

The Delhi High Court discharged a lawyer in a criminal contempt case for misbehaving with and intimidating a woman judge by using derogatory and threatening language.

A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain accepted the unconditional apology tendered by the lawyer and closed the contempt proceedings. The incident occurred in March before a Judicial Magistrate (NI Act), who later confirmed that the contemnor had appeared on September 18 and tendered a written apology.

The Bench accepted his apology, noting his remorse and assurance to uphold court decorum, while cautioning that such conduct must never recur in judicial proceedings.

[Court on its own motion v. Haresh Singh, Advocate]