https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172895 Filing a forged or fabricated document before the Court with knowledge of its falsity and intent to deceive or defraud the judicial process constitutes criminal contempt because it interferes with and obstructs the administration of justice. The governing test is whether the act tends to impede the due course of judicial proceedings or pollute the stream of justice. A belated apology is effective only if it shows genuine remorse and contrition; an apology tendered merely to avoid consequences will not purge serious contempt. The SC rejected the apology and treated deterrent custodial punishment as appropriate in the circumstances. en-us Mon, 14 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:09:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172895 Filing a forged or fabricated document before the Court with knowledge of its falsity and intent to deceive or defraud the judicial process constitutes criminal contempt because it interferes with and obstructs the administration of justice. The governing test is whether the act tends to impede the due course of judicial proceedings or pollute the stream of justice. A belated apology is effective only if it shows genuine remorse and contrition; an apology tendered merely to avoid consequences will not purge serious contempt. The SC rejected the apology and treated deterrent custodial punishment as appropriate in the circumstances. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 14 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172895