When any such offence as is described in sections 175, 178, 179, 180, or 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) is committed in the view or presence of any civil, criminal, or revenue Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody. The Court may, at any time before rising on the same day, take cognizance of the offence and, after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity to show cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence the offender to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and, in default of payment of the fine, to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, unless the fine is sooner paid.
In every such case, the Court shall record the facts constituting the offence, along with the statement (if any) made by the offender, as well as the finding and sentence.
If the offence is under section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), the record shall show the nature and stage of the judicial proceeding in which the Court was sitting when it was interrupted or insulted, and the nature of the interruption or insult.
