https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309391 Wilful breach of an undertaking given to the court, where that undertaking formed the basis for compounding the complaint and acquittal, constituted civil contempt through deliberate disobedience. The SC held that the finding of contempt was justified on those facts. On punishment, the statutory scheme treats fine as the normal penalty for civil contempt, and imprisonment is reserved for cases where a fine would not meet the ends of justice and special reasons are shown. As no special reason was found, the sentence of imprisonment was set aside and replaced by a fine. en-us Thu, 29 Mar 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:02:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309391 Wilful breach of an undertaking given to the court, where that undertaking formed the basis for compounding the complaint and acquittal, constituted civil contempt through deliberate disobedience. The SC held that the finding of contempt was justified on those facts. On punishment, the statutory scheme treats fine as the normal penalty for civil contempt, and imprisonment is reserved for cases where a fine would not meet the ends of justice and special reasons are shown. As no special reason was found, the sentence of imprisonment was set aside and replaced by a fine. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Mar 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309391