The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to an advocate representing Unnao rape survivor, asking why contempt action should not be initiated against him for causing hindrance in judicial proceedings by frequently interrupting during the hearing.
Advocate D K Mishra said the court issued notice against him on the grounds that he was trying to cause hindrance in proceedings related to the matter of an Uttar Pradesh Police constable challenging the framing of charges against him for the alleged murder of the Unnao rape survivor's father.
He claimed Justice Suresh Kait while dictating the order said "why contempt action be not initiated against him".
Mishra, however, claimed that he did not do anything which could have invited contempt proceedings.
The court was hearing a petition by UP constable Amir Khan, who is in judicial custody, seeking quashing of framing of charges, including murder and criminal conspiracy, against him.
He has contended that the August 13 order was "illegal, improper, prejudicial and against established principles of criminal procedure code".
The court listed his plea for further hearing on September 5.
The plea said, "The trial judge in the impugned proceedings order and charges framed admitted that there is no role of the petitioner in the conspiracy of assaulting/ beatings to the survivor's father. Thus, making the police officials including petitioner (Khan) liable for murder is untenable illegal."
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