The Supreme Court has held senior advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets against Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and Supreme Court. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said Bhushan was found to have committed "serious" contempt, and the hearing for punishment in the case will be held on August 20.
The punishment for contempt of court can go up to six months in jail, or fine, or both.The top court on August 5 had reserved its verdict in the matter after Bhushan defended his two alleged contemptuous tweets saying they were against the judges regarding their conduct in their personal capacity and they did not obstruct administration of justice.
The Supreme Court has held senior advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets against Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and Supreme Court. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said Bhushan was found to have committed "serious" contempt, and the hearing for punishment in the case will be held on August 20.
The punishment for contempt of court can go up to six months in jail, or fine, or both.The top court on August 5 had reserved its verdict in the matter after Bhushan defended his two alleged contemptuous tweets saying they were against the judges regarding their conduct in their personal capacity and they did not obstruct administration of justice.