IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46292 of 2008 NARENDRA SINGH, son of late Yugeshwar Singh, resident of village – Baghi, P.S. Narayanpur, District - Bhojpur Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 13.02.2009 Heard. The petitioner furnished a forged and fabricated land holding certificate duping Punjab National Bank, branch at Baran in getting a loan sanctioned and paid to him to the tune of rupees one lac twenty five thousand. Reminders and requests for paying up the loan did not yield any result and when the papers were verified, it was found to be forged and fabricated by the Circle Officer. Contention was that the learned Additional Sessions Judge – I, Bhojpur at Ara who heard the petition of the petitioner had directed the conclusion of the trial in four months after which period, the petitioner may renew his prayer. The court considers it too stricter a view to fix a time frame as short as therein for the trial of such serious crime. Petition is dismissed and trial be expedited. After I had passed the above order, Mr. Law Kush Kumar, Advocate, created a scene in the court room by shouting at the court for pressurizing to withdraw the order and permitting him to withdraw the petition. It was a torrid time for me to control the proceedings of the court and when I was tired completely by pleading with the counsel not to create a scene in the court and to resume his seat else I would take the recourse to law, still he kept on shouting. - 2 - Consequently, contempt appears committed in my presence and in my view. I take cognizance of the contempt and direct him to file a show cause by 4 P.M. The petition shall be placed before me at 4 P.M. Later on (13.2.2009) (Dharnidhar Jha, J.) At 12.00 A.M., a group of slogan shouting lawyers, mostly juniors or a bit above that level, trouped into the court room and while I was hearing Cr. Misc. No. 46398 of 2008 appearing at serial number 1732 of today’s list, attempted to disrupt hearing of this petition. Sri Yogesh Chandra Verma, Senior Advocate and Co- ordinater of the Co-ordination Committee of the three associations appeared before me and attempted to impress upon me that I should not act on the earlier part of the order of seeking filing of the show cause by the Advocate Sri Law Kush Kumar. Some of the advocates who were identified included Sri Pranav Kumar, and some I know by face but do not know their names. They were creating the pandemony in the court room and in spite of that I proceeded with hearing of that petition and also the petition appearing at serial number 1733 of the list. It became extremely impossible to further proceed with the hearing on account of the disruptive acts of the lawyers, it became impossible to further proceed with the hearing of other matters of daily list and I had to retreat to my chambers and while so retreating the advocates booed at me. Let the matter be placed before the Hon’ble the Chief - 3 - Anil/ Justice for initiating proper proceedings against Sri Law Kush Kumar and Sri Pranav Kumar, Advocates and other unknown advocates under appropriate provision of the Contempt of Courts Act. (Dharnidhar Jha, J) Later on Anil/ Mr. Law Kush Kumar, Advocate who was asked to furnish a show cause by the early part of the order passed today and against whom reference was also made for initiating contempt proceeding , appears with three office bearers of the three respective associations namely S/s Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Rajendra Prasad Singh and Yogesh Chandra Verma and extends his unqualified apology for what had happened on his part in the court today. He appears a young lawyer who could have invested about six – seven years at the bar and might not have imbibed necessary element of learning the art of showing respect to the system. Considering that and considering the approach, the part of the order on issueance of notice to show cause and contempt is hereby recalled. As regards the part of the order dismissing the petition for bail, that stands as it was. (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)