The Supreme Court on Monday, 31 August, imposed a token fine of Re 1 on advocate Prashant Bhushan, convicted in a contempt case for tweets against the judiciary.
The court said if he failed to deposit the amount by 15 September, the penalty will then be 3 months in jail. The senior advocate will also be barred from practicing law for three years, in case of failure to pay the fine.
- On 14 August, the top court held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his derogatory tweets against the judiciary.
- On 25 August, a bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai, and Krishna Murari had reserved the order on the sentence, after Bhushan declined to apologise for his tweets against the judiciary.