IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SUO MOTO CONTEMPT PETITION No.3 OF 2003 Registrar, High Court ..Petitioner. Vs. Karpurapu Vara Prasadrao ..Contemner. Shri Er Karpurapu Vara Prasadrao - Contemner is present in Court. Mr P. S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM : BILAL NAZKI AND A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. A.R. JOSHI,JJ. DATED : 11TH FEBRUARY,2009. DATED : 11TH FEBRUARY,2009. DATED : 11TH FEBRUARY,2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Not on board. Upon mentioning taken on board. 2. The contemner has been produced in the Court after execution of non-bailable warrant of arrest by the police concerned. 3. The action of contempt has been initiated suo moto against the contemner for having made certain comments against the Judge of this Court in a praecipe in Criminal Writ Petition No. 1487 of 2000. The comments made by the contemner as narrated in the order dated 21.4.2003 read as under:- "The order passed by the Hon’ble Justice Mr S. K. Shah is totally malafide and Petitioner very next day filed Cr.Appln. No.884/03 and submitted circulation for orders in Cr.Appln.No.884/03 which was refused and said orders will be passed on 27.3.2003 and the matter is transferred to the Court Room No.10 and Petitioner feels that Hon’ble Judges are unreasonably torturing the INNOCENT". 4. We have heard the contemner who appears to be agitated and not in a fit state of mind to understand the implications of the proceedings in the Court, and as such, he deserves to be excused for having made any comments against the Judge of this Court. The contempt petition, accordingly, is dismissed. Police is directed to release contemner forthwith. (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (BILAL NAZKI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.)