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Delhi Advocate Gulshan Pahuja gets 6-month jail, fine

5/20/2026

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Gulshan Pahuja Sentenced

The Delhi High Court sentenced Gulshan Pahuja, an advocate, to six months’ imprisonment and a Rs 2,000 fine in two contempt cases.
Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja ordered concurrent sentences, a 60-day suspension under Section 19(3) of the Contempt of Courts Act, and required Pahuja to surrender after the suspension unless the Supreme Court stays the order.
Amicus Curiae Advocate Harsh Prabhakar said a fine alone was inadequate and urged imprisonment.

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Gulshan Pahuja Appeals

Gulshan Pahuja said the contempt proceedings violated Articles 14, 20(3) and 21.
He argued judges were not summoned for cross-examination, creating procedural flaws.
He claimed his earlier conviction was not fully heard, saying the court ignored his defence.
The contempt case stemmed from his YouTube videos accusing judges of misconduct.
The bench refused to revisit the conviction but allowed an appeal to the Supreme Court.

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Court Accepts Apologies

The High Court accepted the unconditional apologies of advocates Shiv Narayan Sharma and Deepak Singh and dismissed the contempt proceedings against them.
Contempt charges stemmed from videos posted on Gulshan Pahuja’s YouTube channel “Fight 4 Judicial Reforms”.
The bench warned that a lighter punishment could embolden repeat contempt, leading it to impose the maximum term.
The court cited Pahuja’s remarks equating judicial arbitrariness with “dictatorship” and his additional scandalous submissions as aggravating factors.

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Gulshan Pahuja Sentenced

The Delhi High Court sentenced Gulshan Pahuja, an advocate, to six months’ imprisonment and a Rs 2,000 fine in two contempt cases.
Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja ordered concurrent sentences, a 60-day suspension under Section 19(3) of the Contempt of Courts Act, and required Pahuja to surrender after the suspension unless the Supreme Court stays the order.
Amicus Curiae Advocate Harsh Prabhakar said a fine alone was inadequate and urged imprisonment.

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