IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.O.C.P.No.13 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: NOVEMBER 16, 2010 Court on its own motion .....PETITIONER Versus Virender Kumar ....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JORA SINGH --- Present: Mr.S.P. Chahar, Advocate, for the respondent/contemner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) On a reference sent by the District and Sessions Judge, Jind for initiation of Contempt of Court proceedings against respondent Virender Kumar, notice for initiating the contempt proceedings was issued to the respondent/contemner vide order dated July 7, 2010 passed by this Court. In response to that notice, the contemner put in appearance and filed the affidavit. The contemner, who is present in Court, states that he is an illiterate and poor person belonging to lower strata of the society. He further states that on the wrong advice, he had submitted written arguments before the trial Court in the civil dispute, which was initiated by his sister. In the affidavit, he has tendered unconditional apology and has sought permission to withdraw all the adverse averments made by him in the written arguments. He has further stated that in future he will not repeat such kind of act and will always obey the law of the land. Crl.O.C.P.No.13 of 2010 -2- After hearing the learned counsel for the contemner and going through the affidavit filed by him, and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the criminal proceedings initiated against the contemner require to be dropped. Accordingly, the rule issued against the contemner is discharged and the petition stands disposed of. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE November 16, 2010 ( JORA SINGH ) vkg JUDGE