Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand High Court to Consider Advocate’s Apology in Contempt Case

The Supreme Court requested the Jharkhand High Court to sympathetically consider the unconditional apology of an advocate facing suo motu criminal contempt proceedings over a heated courtroom exchange.

A Bench led by CJI Surya Kant observed that while judicial authority must be respected, professional friction can arise during court proceedings.

The Court noted that the advocate had expressed remorse and was willing to tender an unconditional apology.

Disposing of the petition, the Supreme Court granted liberty to the advocate to file an affidavit of apology before the High Court and requested the contempt bench to pass appropriate orders after due consideration.

[Mahesh Tiwari v. The Registrar General of the High Court of Jharkhand]