Chicna alias Wadson s/o Kaombwe v. R. Crim. App. 881-D-66; -/3/67; Otto, J.

Chicna alias Wadson s/o Kaombwe v. R. Crim. App. 881-D-66; -/3/67; Otto, J.

Appellant had been repeatedly and clearly in contempt of court. The magistrate, acting under section 114 (2) of the Penal Code, summarily convicted appellant and ordered him to pay Shs. 150/-.

            Held: While in most cases of contempt a charge should be framed and the accused given a chance to answer it, where an accused had continued his contempt after several warnings there was “no miscarriage of justice by reason of the fact that the specific charge was not drawn.”