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Article 204. Contempt of Court

1) In this Article, “Court” means the [3] Supreme Court or a High Court.

  1. A Court shall have power to punish any person who—
    1. abuses, interferes with or obstructs the process of the Court in any way or disobeys any order of the Court;
    2. scandalizes the Court or otherwise does anything which tends to bring the Court or a Judge of the Court into hatred, ridicule or contempt;
    3. does anything which tends to prejudice the determination of a matter pending before the Court; or
    4. does any other thing which, by law, constitutes contempt of the Court.
  2. The exercise of the power conferred on a Court by this Article may be regulated by law and, subject to law, by rules made by the Court.

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