https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309688 Wilful breach of an undertaking given to secure judicial protection can amount to contempt where the conduct shows lack of bona fides and an intention to mislead the Court. The petitioners obtained protection against dispossession on the basis of their undertaking, but later issued post-dated cheques beyond the promised date, allowed them to be dishonoured, and advanced a false explanation, which supported the finding of contempt. The contempt finding was upheld. Although the conviction stood, the Court reduced the sentence because part of the imprisonment had already been undergone and the relevant properties had been sold, so the period already suffered was treated as sufficient. en-us Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:27:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309688 Wilful breach of an undertaking given to secure judicial protection can amount to contempt where the conduct shows lack of bona fides and an intention to mislead the Court. The petitioners obtained protection against dispossession on the basis of their undertaking, but later issued post-dated cheques beyond the promised date, allowed them to be dishonoured, and advanced a false explanation, which supported the finding of contempt. The contempt finding was upheld. Although the conviction stood, the Court reduced the sentence because part of the imprisonment had already been undergone and the relevant properties had been sold, so the period already suffered was treated as sufficient. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309688