SULTAN AHMED vs REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S — 2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 1955 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: SULTAN AHMED vs REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S
Provisions referred to: S. 3---C

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Judgment text as reported

SULTAN AHMED VS REGISTRAR, BALOCHISTAN HIGH COURT, QUETTA S. 3---Contempt of Court---Unqualified/unconditional apology---Discharge of accused---General rule---When the accused offers an unqualified apology at an early stage of the contempt proceeding as a sincere and profound remorse, the courts generally drop such proceeding and discharge the accused while warning him to be careful in the future---However, this is not an absolute rule to be followed invariably in all cases---Exceptional facts and circumstances of a case may justify departure from this general rule---Courts may, despite the submission of an unqualified apology, convict the accused in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and may treat his apology only as a mitigating circumstance to impose a lesser punishment.

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