IPS officer sentenced to 15 days in jail over contempt plea by MS Dhoni

The case dates back to 2014, when Dhoni had filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Kumar, who had initially handled the 2013 IPL betting case. The suit was in response to allegations made by Kumar, linking Dhoni to the scandal.

Kumar, in a written statement, had accused the SC of deviating from the rule of law, and had questioned the handling of the Justice Mudgal Committee report, which was established to investigate the 2013 match fixing allegations. He had also alleged that the SC had motives in withholding certain documents from the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Dhoni, in his petition, had highlighted these statements as scandalous and contumacious, directly attacking the integrity of the judicial system. The petition, filed through senior counsel P R Raman, urged the court to take strict action against Kumar for his remarks. The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, R Shunmugasundaram, after reviewing the case, granted permission to Dhoni to move the criminal contempt of court petition.