Delhi HC awards 6-month jail term to YouTuber over remarks calling judiciary "Taanashahi"; Sentence kept in abeyance for 60 days
New Delhi, May 20 -- The Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in criminal contempt proceedings after holding that he continued to scandalise the judiciary and showed no remorse for his conduct.
The Court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 in each contempt matter, with both sentences directed to run concurrently.
While hearing submissions on punishment, the Court recorded that Pahuja made further remarks against the judicial system, stating that "adaalaton ki manmarzi badhti jaa rahi hai" and adding that "manmarzi ka dusra arth taanashahi hota hai".
A Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that the contemnor had neither expressed regret nor indicated any willi...
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