https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184145 Section 2(3) of the Contempt of Courts Act bars High Court cognizance only where the alleged contempt is itself punishable as contempt under specific Penal Code provisions; the fact that the same publication may also amount to defamation or another offence does not by itself remove contempt jurisdiction. On merits, a publication making unsupported allegations of bribery and dishonesty against a judicial officer, based on hearsay and without verification or contrition, is capable of lowering public confidence in the administration of justice and may constitute contempt rather than protected good-faith comment. en-us Thu, 14 Feb 1952 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:21:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184145 Section 2(3) of the Contempt of Courts Act bars High Court cognizance only where the alleged contempt is itself punishable as contempt under specific Penal Code provisions; the fact that the same publication may also amount to defamation or another offence does not by itself remove contempt jurisdiction. On merits, a publication making unsupported allegations of bribery and dishonesty against a judicial officer, based on hearsay and without verification or contrition, is capable of lowering public confidence in the administration of justice and may constitute contempt rather than protected good-faith comment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Feb 1952 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184145