Legal Articles Truth as defence for contempt of court September 6, 2012 / September 6, 2012 by Muiz Butt | Leave a Comment AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPT OF COURT “Satyameva jayate”(may truth be victorious) is the sublime national motto, And yet every political or judicial philosophy, to the contrary is bete noire. In India, truth cannot be used as a defence in contempt of Court cases even though the Constitution holds truth as paramount. Despite many discourses and […] Read more » Contempt of court CONTEMPT OF COURT AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Contempt of Courts Act 1971 CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND FREEDOM OF PRESS MISUSE OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT BY THE JUDICIARY. Truth as defence