contemnor is entitled for all the protection available to an accused in criminal jurisprudence, including right to silence as per Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India
That this Hon’ble Court and various High Courts had time and now had settled the law that the alleged contemnor is entitled for all the protection available to an accused in criminal jurisprudence, including right to silence as per Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India. [ U. N. Bora v. Assam Roller Flour Mills Assn., (2022) 1 SCC 101, Clough Engineering Ltd., Australia Vs. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Mumbai 2009 SCC OnLine Bom 372, Sahdeo Vs. state (2010) 3 SCC 705, P. Mohanraj and Ors. Vs. Shah Brothers Ispat Pvt. Ltd 2021 SCC OnLine SC 152