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Gujarat High Court hears a contempt petition filed by a practicing advocate who claims to have been illegally detained for almost 21 hours due to a previous grudge held by a police officer.

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Chief Justice to State: We want that Station House Diary of that day to be handed over to the jurisdictional magistrate within one hour.

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Chief Justice: This is something serious, we want to examine.

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Chief Justice: Who is the SHO? He is the SHO? No, we do not want him to touch that Station House Diary!

Court directs the Dy. SP or any other officer authorised on his behalf to handover the diary.

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Chief Justice Aravind Kumar lists the matter on 28 March and directs the contemnor to appear for every hearing until dispensed with.

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Chief Justice Aravind Kumar: What is happening? Why do you want to implicate advocates? What is this?!

In discharge of their official duties, they will perform. What is wrong?

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Counsel for respondents: In our affidavit, we have stated that it is rather the PSI who was attacked by the advocates. That is why I have not uttered a word.

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Chief Justice Aravind Kumar: Shall we hand this over to another agency? Where is the enquiry into the complaint lodged by the advocate?

Counsel for respondents: I will produce everything on the 28th.

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Chief Justice Aravind Kumar to Court master: Intimate this to the Registrar General. Send some other stenographer. Get it typed. Take our signature right now, and ensure that it is intimated.

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- Hearing concludes -

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