The New Indian Express ·
Karnataka HC sentences drunk lawyer to one day in jail
BENGALURU: The High Court sentenced advocate Pankaj Kaushik to simple imprisonment for a day, till the raising of the court, with a fine of Rs. 2,000 for contempt of court proceedings for alleged misconduct inside the court hall in a inebriated state.
A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T convicted Kaushik under Section 12(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, and sentenced him on the suomoto contempt proceedings initiated in 2022 by the Registrar General of the High Court.
“We have noticed the conduct of the accused. Far from expressing any remorse for the initial criminal contempt committed by him, he has attempted to justify his actions and proceeded to make scandalous and unfounded statements against the judicial institution as a whole.
