Act Number: 70

Act Name: The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Year: 1971

Enactment Date: 1971-12-24

Long Title: An Act to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempts of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 6: Complaint against presiding officers of subordinate courts when not contempt.
    A person shall not be guilty of contempt of court in respect of any statement made by him in good faith concerning the presiding officer of any subordinate court to—
         (a) any other subordinate court, or
         (b) the High Court,
to which it is subordinate.
     Explanation.—In this section, "subordinate court" means any court subordinate to a High Court.
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