IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA O. CR. MISC (DB) No.15 of 2008 THE STATE OF BIHAR .... Petitioner Versus IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT PROCEEDING AGAINST SRI KAFIL AHMAD KHAN, ADVOCATE, DARBHANGA. .... Opposite party --------- For the petitioner : Mr. Niraj Kumar, J.C. to GP 17 For the Opposite party: Mr. Md. Najmul Hoda, Advocate. ----------- 4/ 28.11.2008 Opposite party-contemnor is present in the court. Present contempt proceeding was initiated on reference of the then District Judge, Darbhanga, under the provision of section 15(4) of the Contempt of Courts (Patna High Court) Rules which provides for initiation of proceeding when subordinate court makes reference in this regard. Opposite party Mr. Kafil Ahmad Khan is an advocate of the Civil Court, Darbhanga. The reference was made by the District & Sessions Judge, Dharbhanga, as the opposite party had filed two petitions; first petition dated 8.2.2000 and another petition dated 29.2.2000. Since in these petitions, he made derogatory remarks against the District & Sessions Judge, - 2 - Darbhanga, a reference was made to this Court for initiating a proceeding of contempt against the advocate, namely, Kafil Ahmad Khan as he tried to scandalize the court and tarnish the image of the judiciary. The reference was made by the District & Sessions Judge on 23.3.2000 and notice was issued to the opposite party on 9.9.2008. Show cause has been filed on behalf of the opposite party. A supplementary show cause has also been filed by the opposite party. In the supplementary show cause, the opposite party has tendered unqualified apology for anything said or written by him in connection with Cr. Misc. case No. 52/99 filed before the District Judge, Darbhanga. Considering the unqualified apology tendered by the opposite party-contemnor and also taking cognizance of this fact that for the first time Mr. Kafil Ahmad Khan, an advocate of thirty six years of practice, has committed such mistake in his professional life by filing such petitions which was found derogatory by the District & Sessions Judge, the apology tendered by him is accepted and the contempt proceeding is dropped. - 3 - Personal appearance of the opposite party-contemnor is dispensed with. JA/- (Mridula Mishra, J.) (Syed Md. Mahfooz Alam, J.)