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New Delhi: A Delhi court directed four accused persons to stand in the court with their hands raised in the air for the entire day after finding them guilty of contempt of court.
Judicial magistrate Saurabh Goyal was hearing a 2018 complaint case, which was at the stage of pre-charge evidence.
In an order dated July 15, he said, "Despite waiting and calling the matter twice from 10 AM till 11:40 AM, the bail bonds were not furnished by the accused persons. For wasting the time of the court, which is in contempt of the order duly promulgated on the last date of hearing, the accused persons are hereby held guilty for contempt of court proceedings and are convicted for the offence under Section 228 (intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding) of the IPC."
The order continued, "They are directed to stand in the court till the rising of this court with their hands straight in the air."
The accused persons are namely Kuldeep, Rakesh, Upasana and Anand, and two other accused persons died during the pendency of the case.
In a subsequent order, the magistrate noted that at around 12:48 pm, accused Kuldeep moved a bail application along with furnishing the bonds.
Accepting the bail bonds, the magistrate said, "Accused Kuldeep be released from the custody of the court."