It depends upon the subjective state of mind of not knowing of pendency and the objecting demonstration by the person concerned that he had no reasonable grounds for believing that any such proceeding was pending.—Pending v. Standard Trimbak Yardi 1975 CrLJ 531

Sec. 3 is in nature of an exception to the categories of “criminal contempt” which fall under sub-clause (ii) and to certain categories of “criminal contempt” which fall under sub-clause (iii) of s. 2(c) but not to that category of contempt which falls under sub-clause (i) of s. 2 (c).—Rachpudi S. Rao v. Advocate General AIR 1981 SC 755