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Contempt
of Court
Act 1976

Contempt of court act 1976

CONTEMPT OF COURT

ACT
1976

Act
established
the assents of
the president
on the 28th
November,
1976
Necessary to
pass a law
relating to
contempt of
court

Contempt of court act 1976

Short title.
It is said to be contempt of court act
1976
extent
it extends to the whole of Pakistan.
commencement:
it shall come into force at once.

interpretation
Judge includes all officers acting in a
judicial capacity in the administration
of justice.

judicial records in answer to any matter

shall be considered to be incomplete
from the time.

Contempt of Court Ordinance

Contempt of Court Ordinance 2003

was circulated by President Pervez
Musharraf to repeal the Contempt of
Court Act, 1976, an Ordinance to
regulate the exercise of the powers of
courts to punish for contempt of court.

3- What is Contempt of
court
Disobeys or
disregards any order
of court.
Willful breach of valid
undertaking given to
court.
Does anything which
is planned to bring the
authority of a court
into disrespect.

interfere with the

process of law.
To lower the
authority of a
court

Following are not amount of

commission of contempt of court

General working of Courts made in good faith

in the public interest .
Fair comments on the merits of a decision of a
Court made, after the pendency of the
proceeding in a case, in good faith .
The publication of a fair and substantially
accurate report of any judicial proceedings.
The publication of any matter, amounting to a
contempt of Court by reason of its being
published during the pendency of some judicial
proceedings, by a person who had no reasonable

Following are not amount of

commission of contempt of court
A appeal of truth taken up as a defense in
terms of clause in proceedings for contempt of
Court arising from an earlier averment unless it
is mendaciously false.
Relevant observations made in a judicial
capacity, such as, those by a higher Court on an
appeal or revision or application for transfer of a
case, or by a Court in judicial proceedings
against a Judge;
Remarks made in an administrative capacity by
any authority in the course of official business,
including those in connection with a disciplinary

Types of
Contempt
civil
contempt

Criminal
contempt
judicial
contempt

Civil
Contemp
t

(i) An order, whether interim or final, a

judgment or decree of a court
(ii) A writ or order issued by a court in the
exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction
(iii) An undertaking given to, and recorded
by, a court;

(iv) The process of a court

Crimi
nal
Crimi
nal
Conte
Conte
mpt
mpt

Criminal contempt" means the

doing of any act with intent to, or
having the effect of

Obstructing the administration of

justice

attempts to influence a witness, or

proposed witness, either by intimidation
or improper inducement, not to give
evidence, or not to tell the truth in any
legal proceeding

Judicial
contemp
t

Judicial contempt"
means the canalization
of a court
and includes
personalized criticism of
a judge while holding of
office

Pu
en nis
hm
t

fine
which
may
extend to
six months Rs100,00
imprisonm 0

ent

A person
accused of
having
committed
contempt of
court may, at
any stage,
submit an
apology and
the court, if
satisfied that it
is bona fide,
may discharge
him or remit
his sentence.

A High Court or the Supreme Court, on its own

information or on information laid before it by any
person, may take cognizance of an alleged
commission of contempt of the Court

Juris
dicti
on

The Supreme Court shall have the payer to take

cognizance of any contempt of itself or of any
Judge of the Supreme Court alleged to have
been committed..

A High Court shall exercise the same jurisdiction

in respect of contempt's of Courts subordinate
to it or to any other High Court as it exercises in
respect of contempt's of itself

Nothing contained herein shall affect the power of any

Court to punish any offence of contempt under the
Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).

cedure for supreme court and high c

The court shall inform the accused of the ground on
which he is charge contempt of court

Call upon him to show cause why he should

not be punished

Court take some evidence that is necessary

for defense of defendant

Court shall give the decision

mpt in the presence

If contempt of Court is committed in
the view or presence of the Court,
the Court may cause the offender to
be detained in custody and, at any
time before the rising of the Court
on the same day, may proceed
against him in the manner provided
for in the preceding subsections.

BAI
L
Contempt of court
cannot
be
finally
disposed of on the
same day, the Court
shall
order
the
release
of
the
offender
from
custody either on

Proceedings in camera and

prohibition of publication of
proceeding

in case of proceedings for

transfer of a hearing or of any
proceedings in which truth is
pleaded as a defense the
Court, if it deems fit in the
public interest, may hear the
case or any part thereof in
camera and prohibit the
publication of the proceedings
of the case or any part thereof

Appeal and
limitation

An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court

from an order passed by a Division Bench of a High
Court in appeal against an order passed by a Single
Judge.
A appeal shall be filled
in the case of an appeal to a Bench of the High
Court, within thirty days; and
in the case of an appeal to the Supreme Court,
within sixty days, from the date of the order
appealed against.

Power to make rules

Power to make
rules.--- The
Supreme Court or,
as the case may be,
a High Court, may
make rules, not
inconsistent with
the provisions of
this Act, providing
for any matter

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