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In Re: Arundhati Roy

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Contempt of Court

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 19, 19(1), 19(2), 31, 32, 129 and 215; Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 14(2) and 15; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 499

Reported in : AIR2002SC1375; 2002(1)BLJR811; 2002CriLJ1792; JT2002(2)SC508; RLW2002(3)SC398; 2001(8)SCALE316a; (2002)3SCC343; [2002]2SCR213; 2002(1)UJ491(SC)

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