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.10 OF 2007. SUO MOTO CONTEMPT PETITION NO.10 OF 2007. SUO MOTO CONTEMPT PETITION NO.10 OF 2007. High Court in its own Motion ..Petitioner versus Hema Ravishankar & Ors. ..Contemnors Mr.K.R.Bhulchandani respondent No.2 in person Mr.J.P.Shah, respondent No.3 in person Mr.A.R.Patil, APP for the State CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE & CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. R.Y.GANOO, JJ. R.Y.GANOO, JJ. DATED : 4th July, 2008. DATED : 4th July, 2008. DATED : 4th July, 2008. P.C. 1. This suo-moto contempt petition was registered against Mrs. Hema Ravishankar, Mr. K.R.Bhulchandani and Mr. J.P.Shah, advocate, as per the Order passed on 1.10.2007 by the learned Single Judge. The contempt petition was directed to be placed before the Division Bench and that is how the petition came up before us. 2. So far as the alleged contemnor, Respondent No.1 is concerned it is fact that non bailable warrant is issued against her, the police have not been able to execute the same and she is reported -2- to be untraceable. Mr. Mulchandani and Mr. J.P.Shah have placed their unconditional apology before us. Both of them are the learned Members of the bar and we have no doubt in accepting the said apology as sincere and bonafide effort to close the contempt proceeding. Both of them have expressed their deep regret and tendered unconditional and unqualified apology to this Court. We have been further assured that such act shall not reoccur and they will never conduct themselves in the manner which is recorded in the judgment dated 31.10.2003 in Writ Petition No.3385 of 2003. 2. We, therefore, accept the said unconditional apology submitted by Mr. Mulchandani and Mr Shah separately and direct the contempt proceeding to be closed against them. 3. The respondent No.1 has not been traceable and Mr. Mulchandani had owned the responsibility of the statement made by the petitioner either in the petition or in the application memo and therefore we deem it appropriate that the suo-moto contempt petition is disposed off on the basis of the undertaking and apology furnished by -3- Mr.Mulchandani and Mr. Shah. Hence ordered accordingly. 4. The warrants issued earlier are hereby recalled. (R.Y.Ganoo, J.) (B.H.Marlapalle, J.) (R.Y.Ganoo, J.) (B.H.Marlapalle, J.) (R.Y.Ganoo, J.) (B.H.Marlapalle, J.)