1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. SUO MOTU CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 9 OF 1996 The Judge, City Civil Court and Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai ...Petitioner Versus Jitendra G. Damani & Anr. ...Respondents. J.G. Damani, Contemner, present Dr. F.R. Shaikh, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.A. KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 P.C.:- This contempt petition has been initiated on the basis of a reference made by the Judge, City Civil Court & Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai. Though the statements made by the contemner are, no doubt, contemptuous, but he had tendered an apology in his replies filed in 1988 and 2005, and he has filed a fresh apology on 8th September, 2008. The contempt was initiated 2 on the basis of a letter written on 28th October, 1996. Almost 12 years have passed, and the respondent has suffered quite a bit for facing these contempt proceedings for a period of about 12 years, and he has tendered his apology. 2. Therefore, the apology is accepted and the Contempt Petition dismissed. The Personal Bond is discharged. However, we expect that respondent No.1, being an advocate, would remain careful in future. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.A. KUMBHAKONI, J.