Did you know that Justice CS Karnan was the first sitting judge to be held in contempt and he was jailed for 6 months. Contempt of court is a legal mechanism to protect the judiciary from motivated and unwarranted attacks. It attracts a punishment for a term up to six months, or a fine, or both. India's Supreme Court held senior advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt because of two tweets criticising the judicial system. The top court asked Mr. Bhushan to apologise. Petitions have also bee