Critical Analysis of the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Suo Motu Contempt Petition (Crl.) No. 1 of 2020 titled,
Prashant Bhushan, In re, 2020 SCC OnLine SC 698
The suo-moto contempt petition was initiated against advocate Mr. Prashant Bhushan (hereinafter referred as ‘contemnor’) based on two tweets. Court opined that the tweets gave the impression that the Hon’ble Supreme Court was the reason of destruction of democracy, and thus, Mr. Bhushan was held guilty of criminal contempt with a fine of Re. …
