(1) When any such offence as is described in section 210, section 213, section 214, section 215 or section 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal, or Revenue Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody, and may, at any time before the rising of the Court on the same day, take cognizance of the offence and, after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence the offender to fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, and, in default of payment of fine, to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, unless such fine be sooner paid.
(2) In every such case the Court shall record the fact constituting the offence, with the statement (if any) made by the offender, as well as the finding and sentence.
(3) If the offence is under section 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the record shall show the nature and stage of the judicial proceeding in which the Court interrupted or insulted was sitting, and the nature of the interruption or insult.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 384
Section 384 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 345 of the CrPC, 1973) provides for summary procedure and punishment in direct cases of contempt committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal, or Revenue Court.
If a confrontation occurs during heated courtroom arguments, immediately tender an unconditional verbal apology and submit a written apology under Section 387 before the court rises to secure statutory discharge.