A contempt of Court being a criminal offence, no person can be punished for such unless the specific offence charged against him be distinctly stated, and an opportunity given him of answering.
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[1868] EngR 12, (1868) 5 Moo PC NS 111, (1868) 16 ER 457, (1868) LR 2 PC 106
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Cited – Maharaj v Attorney General for Trinidad and Tobago PC 11-Oct-1976
A judge of the High Court had committed the barrister appellant to prison for seven days for contempt in the face of the court. The barrister was granted special leave to appeal to the Board against the committal order.
Held: Allowing the . .
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Commonwealth, Contempt of Court
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.280642