Ravinder Chhabra and Ors. v. Manjit Singh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; COCP-2347-2023 (O&M); contempt petition S.12 Contempt of Courts Act 1971; willful disobedience of Cr.P.C. and Supreme Court orders in Pardeep Ram v. State of Jharkhand (2019) 17 SCC 326; FIR 40/22.05.2022 Ss.420, 120-B IPC PS City-II Abohar Fazilka; anticipatory bail 02.07.2022; added sections 465/467/468/471 IPC and re-arrest 01.03.2023; notice S.41(1) Cr.P.C. 10.02.2023; 14-day advance notice by ASI Bhupinder Singh; departmental enquiry 13.11.2023 and punishment order 24.10.2024 (one year service deducted, one increment removed); no further directions; petition disposed; rule discharged; Nidhi Gupta, J.; decided 20.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
In view of the undisputed facts as stated by learned counsel for the respondent-State (due conveyance of notice under Section 41(1) Cr.P.C. dated 10.02.2023 and departmental action taken against respondent No.3), no further directions are required to be issued.