ADVERTISEMENTTAMIL NADU2 Mins ReadSlur against judiciary: Contempt convict to undergo psychological examinationPublished / Updated- October 07, 2024 12:12 ISTMOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.File photo of the Madras High Court | Photo Credit: K. PICHUMANI Listen to articleJustices S.M. Subramaniam and N. Senthilkumar of the Madras HC direct superintendent of Puzhal central prison to take the convict to Kilpauk hospitalThe Madras High Court has directed the Superintendent of Central Prison at Puzhal in Chennai to subject a convict, undergoing imprisonment for criminal contempt of court, to medical examination, and determine whether he is suffering from any psychological issues.A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and N. Senthilkumar granted time until October 17 for the submission of the medical reports from the Institute of Mental Health at Kilpauk, Chennai, after a thorough examination of the convict PU. Venkatesan, a former loco pilot.The first suo motu contempt of court proceedings against him were initiated in 2020 for his Facebook post containing scandalous allegations against certain Supreme Court and district judges. After the initiation of the proceedings, he began writing letters to judges.When Justices M.S. Ramesh and Sunder Mohan summoned him to the court on April 22, 2024, for framing charges in the 2020 suo motu contempt proceedings, he levelled false and frivolous allegations against them and insisted on recording the court proceedings using his mobile phone camera.ADVERTISEMENTHe also produced a letter written by him to the Chief Justice of India on April 17, 2024, making unsavoury remarks against Justice M.M. Sundresh of the Supreme Court, Justice Ramesh, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, and Justice Mohan of the High Court. The letter also contained photographs of the four judges.He raised his voice during the hearing of the case, questioned the procedures adopted by the court, and challenged the judges to take action against him. His conduct forced the Division Bench, led by Justice Ramesh, to initiate yet another suo motu contempt proceeding against him.During the hearing of the second contempt proceeding, he addressed the two judges in the Bench as “criminals.” Finding his conduct to be falling squarely under the Contempt of Courts Act, the judges on June 13, 2024, sentenced him to six months of simple imprisonment.Subsequently, the Bench, led by Justice Subramaniam, found the contemnor to be a habitual offender who disrupts court proceedings and continues to fling allegations against judges. It wanted to find out whether he was engaging in such a conduct intentionally or because of a psychological issue.Therefore, the judges directed the prison superintendent to take the convict to the IMH at Kilpauk for examination and submit the medical report before the court.ADVERTISEMENTRelated TopicsRecommendedHeadlinesENTERTAINMENT6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUENTERTAINMENT6h agoPRAVEEN SUDEVANENTERTAINMENT6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUENTERTAINMENT6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS6h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS7h agoAPNEWS7h agoPTINEWS7h agoSHARATH S. SRIVATSANEWS7h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUHINDI8h agoNEWS8h agoLIFFY THOMASHINDI8h agoNEWS9h agoNEWS9h agoRAJALAKSHMI V.NEWS9h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUSPECIALS10h agoS. UPENDRANNEWS10h agoANU MARIA JOSEPHNEWS10h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWS11h agoPREETI ZACHARIAHNEWS13h agoRAJULAPUDI SRINIVASSCI-TECH13h agoJOEL P. JOSEPHNEWSOct 06,2024THE HINDU BUREAUSOCIETYOct 06,2024SPORTOct 06,2024APNEWSOct 06,2024APENTERTAINMENTOct 06,2024APNEWSOct 06,2024V. RAGHAVENDRANEWSOct 06,2024REUTERSSPORTOct 06,2024PTISPORTOct 06,2024PTIARCHIVESOct 06,2024SPORTOct 06,2024AFPSPORTOct 06,2024SPORTS BUREAUSPORTOct 06,2024APNEWSOct 06,2024PTIExplore more from
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