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- The Karnataka High Court convicted 55-year-old advocate Pankaj Kaushik of criminal contempt for disrupting court proceedings while drunk.
- The advocate shouted at a civil judge in Karwar on two occasions in April 2022 and alleged the judge had received money from his wife.
- A medical test at a government hospital confirmed he was in a drunken state inside the courtroom.
- The court sentenced him to one day of simple imprisonment, till the rise of the court, and imposed a fine of ₹2,000.
- The High Court said such conduct, if unpunished, would endanger the rule of law and the judicial system.
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“His conduct can only be termed as deliberate and adamant and reveals complete apathy towards social, moral and judicial codes of conduct.”
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…during the contempt proceedings against him, showed “no remorse” and had “attempted to justify his actions and proceeded to make scandalous and unfounded statements against the judicial institution as a whole”. “ His conduct can only be termed as deliberate and adamant and reveals complete apathy towards social, moral and judicial codes of conduct. We are of the clear opinion that if conduct of this nature is not punished, sociopaths like the accused are likely to repeat such offences with impunity which would endanger the rule of law and the judicial system as a…
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Named India · Karwar · Anu Sivaraman · Karnataka High Court · Pankaj Kaushik · Venkatesh Naik T
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