The Supreme Court has set aside a sentence of simple imprisonment imposed by the Bombay High Court on a contemnor who had criticized the judiciary in a circular regarding the stray dog menace. The Bench held that the power to punish for contempt carries the “concomitant power to forgive” when an individual demonstrates genuine remorse.
Mercy Integral to Judicial Conscience Where Apology is Bona Fide: SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Jailing Woman for “Dog Mafia” Circular Against Judiciary
