HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Cont.A.No.33 of 2025 and C.M.P.Nos.21110 & 21111 of 2025 K.Sankar ..Appellant/Contemnor Vs. 1.High Court of Madras, Chennai – 600 104. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Tiruvarur District

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 26.08.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH and
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN
Cont.A.No.33 of 2025 and C.M.P.Nos.21110 & 21111 of 2025
K.Sankar ..Appellant/Contemnor
Vs.
1.High Court of Madras, Chennai – 600 104.
2.The Superintendent of Police,
Office of Superintendent of Police, Tiruvarur District – 610 004.
3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nannilam, Tiruvarur District – 610 105.
4.The Inspector of Police,
Valangaiman Police Station, Tiruvarur District.
5.Rangarajan,
Formerly working as Inspector of Police,
Valangaiman Police Station,
Now working as Inspector of Police,
Special Investigation Unit,
Coimbatore District. ..Respondents
Prayer: Appeal filed under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act,
1971, praying to set aside the order dated 25.08.2025 made in Suo-Moto Contempt Petition No.2136 of 2025 in W.P.No.9886 of 2025 on the file of this Court.
For Appellant : Mr.V.P.Raman for Mr.G.C.Nelson Britto
For RR 2 to 4 : Mr.A.Damodaran
Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.)
It is claimed by the appellant that without issuance of a statutory notice, when he had appeared before this Court and admitted the fraud of putting the signature of the 4th respondent, the Contempt Court could have given him an opportunity to explain the circumstances under which he had affixed the signature.
2.In our view, if such an opportunity had been given, the Contempt Court could have weighed the punishment options between fine and sentence, as a mode of punishment, which opportunity may have been deprived to the appellant.
3.On this prima facie view, we are inclined to suspend paragraph
No.7 of the order passed in Suo Motu Contempt Petition No.2163 of 2025 dated 25.08.2025 until further orders.
4.Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public prosecutor takes notice for respondents 2 to 4.
5.Notice to the 5th respondent returnable by 09.10.2025. Private notice is also permitted.
6.Call the matter on 09.10.2025.
(M.S.R., J) (V.L.N., J)
26.08.2025
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To
1.High Court of Madras, Chennai – 600 104.
2.The Superintendent of Police,
Office of Superintendent of Police, Tiruvarur District – 610 004.
M.S.RAMESH, J. and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
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3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nannilam, Tiruvarur District – 610 105.
4.The Inspector of Police,
Valangaiman Police Station, Tiruvarur District.
5.Rangarajan,
Formerly working as Inspector of Police,
Valangaiman Police Station,
Now working as Inspector of Police, Special Investigation Unit, Coimbatore District.
Cont.A.No.33 of 2025
26.08.2025