CrOPC No. 2 of 2007 27.3.2008 Present: Court on its own motion. Mr. H.S. Mattewal, Advocate General of Punjab, with Mr. Brijesh Chopra & Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Advocates for the respondents. Heard Shri H.S. Mattewal, learned Advocate General of Punjab and perused the reference sent by the District Judge, Hamirpur on the basis of report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hamirpur. At the outset, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents indicated to the unconditional apology tendered by the respondents in their affidavit. Further, from the reference it is not clear whether the respondents participated in any raising of slogans. The affidavit further indicates that no such slogans were ever raised against the Chief Judicial Magistrate but only against the police and the Chief Minister. The respondents being the responsible citizens of the Country, one of them is a member of the Bar, we accept the unconditional apology and the defence in this contempt matter. Accordingly, the notices are discharged. However, it is clarified that these proceedings will not have any effect on any other proceedings pending, if any. ( Jagdish Bhalla ), C.J. March 27, 2008. ( Surinder Singh ), J. (rks)