https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198054 Criminal contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal and require strict compliance with mandatory procedure and natural justice. The alleged contemnor must be informed of the precise charge, supplied with the material relied upon, and given a fair opportunity to defend. Where the applicable rules require the charge to be reduced into writing and served with supporting documents, those safeguards are mandatory. An incomplete or misleading notice, coupled with failure to frame proper charges and furnish the relied-upon material, causes serious procedural prejudice and vitiates the conviction; the contempt conviction was therefore unsustainable and the appeals succeeded. en-us Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198054 Criminal contempt proceedings are quasi-criminal and require strict compliance with mandatory procedure and natural justice. The alleged contemnor must be informed of the precise charge, supplied with the material relied upon, and given a fair opportunity to defend. Where the applicable rules require the charge to be reduced into writing and served with supporting documents, those safeguards are mandatory. An incomplete or misleading notice, coupled with failure to frame proper charges and furnish the relied-upon material, causes serious procedural prejudice and vitiates the conviction; the contempt conviction was therefore unsustainable and the appeals succeeded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198054