Contempt of Courts Act : Act not to imply enlargement of scope of contempt. Indian Bare Acts :

Contempt of Courts Act,1971

Act No : 70

Section : Act not to imply enlargement of scope of contempt.

9. Act not to imply enlargement of scope of contempt. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as implying that any disobedience, breach, publication or other act is punishable as contempt of court which would not be so punishable apart from this Act.

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Prakash Yedhula wrote on 03 May 2009

Sec. 9 makes is absolutely clear that it is only such disobedience that is made punishable as contempt of court which is made specifically punishable under the Act. There is no provision in the Act like s. 34 or s. 114 of the Indian Penal Code with the aid of which aiding or abetting can be punished.—Sham Kant v. Dayana Bai 1989 Cr LJ 2431

Prakash Yedhula wrote on 03 May 2009

What s. 9 contemplates is that an act or action which was not contempt of court before the Act came into force shall not be punishable as contempt of court under the Act.—Harish Chandra Mishra v. Justice S. Ali Ahmed AIR 1986 Pat 65

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