https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194336 Threats or pressure directed at opposing counsel during pending proceedings may amount to contempt where they are calculated to deter fearless professional performance and obstruct the administration of justice. The court accepted the judge's report and the defendant's admissions, finding that the conduct was not a mere assertion of rights but part of a course of pressure against the advocate, reinforced by its occurrence in court and the surrounding conduct. The jurisdictional objection based on section 228 of the Indian Penal Code failed because the conduct was directed at an advocate, not at a public servant sitting in a judicial proceeding. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:37:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194336 Threats or pressure directed at opposing counsel during pending proceedings may amount to contempt where they are calculated to deter fearless professional performance and obstruct the administration of justice. The court accepted the judge's report and the defendant's admissions, finding that the conduct was not a mere assertion of rights but part of a course of pressure against the advocate, reinforced by its occurrence in court and the surrounding conduct. The jurisdictional objection based on section 228 of the Indian Penal Code failed because the conduct was directed at an advocate, not at a public servant sitting in a judicial proceeding. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Sep 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194336