Delhi HC Directs Initiation Of Contempt Proceedings Against Senior Police Officer For Filing Incorrect & Misleading Status Reports [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court recently directed initiation of contempt proceedings against a senior police officer for filing misleading and incorrect information in a status report submitted to the court.The direction was issued by Justice Mukta Gupta, who ordered the matter to be listed before a Division Bench of the court on October 9, subject to the orders of the Chief Justice.The court was hearing. The Delhi High Court recently directed initiation of contempt proceedings against a senior police officer for filing misleading and incorrect information in a status report submitted to the court. The court therefore noted that the police officer had concealed information from it and had also submitted incorrect facts, observing, “It is thus apparent that not only the two status reports filed by Inspector Manoj Kumar Sharma concealed material facts but even in the affidavit filed pursuant to the directions dated 18th September, 2018 he stated incorrect facts and concealed material information.” Directing initiation of contempt proceedings, it then ordered, “Filing of false affidavit before the Court amounts to criminal contempt as held in the decisions reported as 2 SCC 149 Hiralal Chawla Vs. State of U.P., 3 SCC 757 Dhananjay Sharma Vs. State of Haryana & Ors., 2 SCC 367 Murray & Co. Therefore, list before the Division Bench subject to order of Hon’ble the Chief Justice for initiating appropriate action for criminal contempt against Inspector Manoj Kumar Sharma on 9th October, 2018.”
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