Breaking: Prashant Bhushan found guilty of contempt of court by Supreme Court

Breaking: Prashant Bhushan found guilty of contempt of court by Supreme Court.

The contempt verdict was announced for two of his tweets

On 27 June, Bhushan had written about the destruction of democracy and the role of the Supreme Court Chief Justices in it
On 29 June, Bhushan had criticised CJI for riding a Harley Davidson without a mask while keeping the courts closed (Physically)

#SupremeCourt holds adv Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets against CJIs & the court. Arguments on punishment, which can go up to 6 months in jail, to take place on Aug 20.

Order by a three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra.
— Utkarsh Anand (@utkarsh_aanand) August 14, 2020

Breaking: Prashant found guilty of contempt of court by Supreme Court

Earlier, Prashant Bhushan had withdrawn a petition challenging constitutional validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the contempt of courts act.

N Ram, Arun Shourie, and lawyer Prashant Bhushan withdraw from Supreme Court, their petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act. pic.twitter.com/PdrlGywS1v
— ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2020

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