Vinay Kumar Rai vs Pooja Bhatt on 23 April, 2025

Supreme Court – Daily Orders

Vinay Kumar Rai vs Pooja Bhatt on 23 April, 2025

Author: Sudhanshu Dhulia

Bench: Sudhanshu Dhulia

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                                    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                                        INHERENT JURISDICTION

                                CONTEMPT PETITION (C) NO. 648 OF 2020
                                                IN
                                  CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 764 OF 2018

                         VINAY KUMAR RAI                                  Petitioner(s)

                                              VERSUS

                         POOJA BHATT                                      Respondent(s)

                                                     ORDER

In this case, as a consequence to the conduct of

the respondent, the contempt petition was filed by the

petitioner as the orders of this Court, primarily the

order dated 17.05.2018 had been deliberately and

wilfully violated.

Vide order dated 17.09.2024, we framed charges

against the respondent – Pooja Bhatt, as follows :-

“You have deliberately and willfully
violated the orders of this Court
dated 17.05.2018 as in spite of the
fact that the matter stood closed and
nothing remained between the

Signature Not Verified
parties after dissolution of marriage.

Digitally signed by
Jayant Kumar Arora
Date: 2025.04.30
16:58:24 IST

You then filed the following cases :

Reason:

(i)Case No. 117/2019 u/s 125

Cr.P.C., (ii) Civil Suit No. 82 of 2019
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and (iii) FIR No. 0028/2020 u/s 354
and 506 of IPC.

Hence, you are charged of
committing a contempt of this Court.”

The respondent, by way of an affidavit dated

21.11.2024, has tendered an unconditional apology

regarding her conduct. Considering that she is a

mother of two children and a single parent and looking

after her children and has disobeyed the orders of this

Court in an act of desperation, as stated by the learned

senior counsel, we accept the unconditional apology

tendered by the respondent.

The contempt petition is closed and the contempt

notice is discharged.

Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are

disposed of.

……………………………J.
[ SUDHANSHU DHULIA ]

…….……………………..J.
[ K. VINOD CHANDRAN ]

New Delhi;

APRIL 23, 2025.

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ITEM NO.6                 COURT NO.12                SECTION II

                 S U P R E M E C O U R T O F     I N D I A
                         RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 648/2020 in Crl.A. No. 764/2018

VINAY KUMAR RAI Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

POOJA BHATT Respondent(s)

FOR ADMISSION
IA No. 136580/2020 – APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING ORIGINAL
VAKALATNAMA/OTHER DOCUMENT, IA No. 109315/2020 – EXEMPTION FROM
FILING O.T.

Date : 23-04-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sanjai Kumar Pathak, AOR
Mrs. Shashi Pathak, Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Tripathi, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, Sr. Adv.

(Name of the Ld. Sr. Adv.

not given in appearance)
Mr. Sanjay Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Sachin Pahwa, Adv.

Ms. Baby Rajput, Adv.

Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R

The contempt petition is closed and the contempt notice is

discharged in terms of the signed order.

Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed

of.

(JAYANT KUMAR ARORA) (RENU BALA GAMBHIR)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

(Signed order is placed on the file)