New Delhi. The way has been cleared for criminal contempt proceedings against Cockroach Janata Party's legal head Ratna Singh. Delhi Government's Additional Standing Counsel Amol Sinha has agreed to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Ratna Singh. Ratna Singh has been accused of making comments on social media against the Judicial Magistrate of Saket Court, Delhi.
According to the allegation, Ratna Singh had posted on social media accusing the judicial magistrate of 'working at the behest of the master'. The comments made against the judge in the post made on social media platform X have prima facie been declared to be within the scope of contempt. A lawyer named Kaushik Chatterjee had demanded to initiate contempt proceedings against Ratna Singh. Which has been approved by the Additional Standing Council of Delhi under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1971. After this decision, Kaushik Chatterjee can now file criminal contempt proceedings against the legal head of Cockroach Janata Party in Delhi High Court.
Ratna Singh took his schooling from Lucknow. Then in the year 2020, he did LLB from Amity Law School. Before starting law, Ratna Singh worked as a legal journalist in many media organizations. Ratna Singh currently practices law in Delhi High Court. Ratna Singh looks after the legal issues related to prominent members of the Cockroach Janata Party. Ratna Singh had also alleged that she had been placed under house arrest during the protests against the Chief Election Commissioner in October 2026. Now she has been booked for criminal contempt. In criminal contempt case, the punishment can be simple imprisonment of 6 months and a maximum fine of Rs 2000. The court decides whether to impose a fine along with imprisonment or not. Generally, contempt proceedings are ended upon an unconditional apology from the court.