The lawyer who appeared in an inebriated condition was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He had filed an appeal against the sentence.
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The High Court considered appearing in a drunken state as a criminal contempt of court and upheld the sentence given. The lawyer who appeared in a drunken state was sentenced to two years. He had filed an appeal against the sentence. He had already served about five months of sentence while the appeal was pending.
The High Court considered the time spent in jail as punishment and did not award any further punishment. A bench of Justice Pratibha Maninder Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the language used against the woman judicial officer is a criminal contempt of court.
