Criminal Contempt Proceedings Initiated Against AAP Leaders Over Alleged Social Media Campaign Targeting Judge in Excise Policy Case Under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has initiated criminal contempt proceedings against several leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Durgesh Pathak and Vinayy Mishra, over alleged social media campaigns targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma during proceedings related to the excise policy case. The Court observed that judicial silence cannot become surrender before those who commit contempt and emphasized that organised attacks on judges…