New Delhi: Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets criticising Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde and the Supreme Court (SC), has been fined Re. 1 by the Top Court. If he doesn't pay the fine by Sept. 15, he can go to jail for three months or be banned from practicing for three years.
"Freedom of speech cannot be curtailed," said the SC while handing down the sentence, referring to "sane advice" from Attorney General K.K. Venugopal to the Court and to Prashant Bhushan. The Court also noted, "We gave several opportunities to (Bhushan) to express regret."
