Part II— – Crimes
Division I – Offences against Public Order
Chapter XI— – Offences relating to the administration of Justice
121. (1) Any person who -
(a) within the premises in which any judicial proceeding is being had or taken, or within the precincts of the same, shows disrespect, in speech or manner, to or with reference to such proceeding, or any person before whom such proceeding is being had or taken ; or
(b) having been called upon to give evidence in a judicial proceeding, fails to attend, or having attended refuses to be sworn or to make an affirmation, or, having been sworn or affirmed, refuses without lawful excuse to answer a question or to produce a document, or remains in the room in which such proceeding is being had or taken, after the witnesses have been ordered to leave such room; or
(c) causes an obstruction or disturbance in the course of a judicial proceeding ; or
(d) while a judicial proceeding is pending, makes use of any speech or writing misrepresenting such proceeding or capable of prejudicing any person in favour of or against any parties to such proceeding, or calculated to lower the authority of any person before whom such proceeding is being had or taken; or
(e) publishes a report of the evidence taken in any judicial proceeding which has been directed to be held in private; or
(f) attempts wrongfully to interfere with or influence a witness in a judicial proceeding, either before or after he has given evidence, in connexion with such evidence ; or
(g) dismisses a servant because he has given evidence on behalf of a certain party to a judicial proceeding; or
(h) wrongfully retakes possession of land from any person who has recently obtained possession by a writ of court; or
(i) commits any other act of intentional disrespect to any judicial proceedings, or to any person before whom such proceeding is being had or taken,
is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for three years .
Offences against administration of justice
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty
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