Published on : 04 Nov 2025, 3:03 am 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on a businessman, one Nitin Bansal, who had threatened a court-appointed local commissioner with a gun during a judicial inspection in Faridabad [ Nitin Bansal vs. The State of Delhi ].

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and Joymalya Bagchi refused to grant him any relief against his conviction and jail sentence imposed by the Delhi High Court for criminal contempt of court.

The Court dismissed the plea filed by Bansal against the High Court order sentencing him to one month imprisonment and a fine of ₹2,000 for intimidating a lady lawyer who was appointed local commissioner in his case.

The contempt proceedings stemmed from a dispute over the disposal of 30,000 tonne

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