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Consider the following statements about section 16 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: Statement 1: A…

Section 16(1) makes a Judge, Magistrate or other person acting judicially liable for contempt of his own court or any other court like any other individual. Section 16(2)…

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Consider the following statements about section 16 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971:
Statement 1: A Judge, Magistrate or other person acting judicially is liable for contempt of his own court or of any other court in the same manner as any other individual.
Statement 2: The section does not apply to observations made by a Judge about a subordinate court in an appeal or revision pending before him against that court's order or judgment.
Statement 3: A Magistrate can never be punished for contempt because he is himself a court.
Which of the statements are correct?

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Correct answer D

Section 16(1) makes a Judge, Magistrate or other person acting judicially liable for contempt of his own court or any other court like any other individual. Section 16(2) excludes remarks about a subordinate court made in an appeal or revision against its order or judgment. Statement 3 contradicts Section 16(1), so "Only Statements 1 and 2 are correct".

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