S. OBUL REDDI, J. ( 1 ) THE question that arises in this Special Criminal Application is about its maintainability under Article 226 of the Constitu- tion. The petitioner was convicted under sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 by a Commissioner appointed by the City Civil Court Ahmedabad as he found that the petitioner was causing interruption to him in the discharge of his judicial functions. He was sentenced to a fine of Rs. 175. 00 and in default of payment of fine to simple imprison- ment for fifteen days. ( 2 ) THE facts which compelled the Commissioner to take action under sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 against the petitioner are these. In judicial proceedings held by the Commissioner pursuant to a preliminary decree in a partition action certain questions in cross-examination were put to the petitioner defendant No. 1 who was a witness before the Commissioner by the counsel appearing for the opposite side. The Commissioner noticed the petitioner answering the questions in an insulting manner and he was warned several times to behave properly and answer the questions. His answers to the Commissioner were very rude and insulting. His own advocate had asked him to behave properly but he paid no attention to his advice. The counsel cross-examining him appealed to the Commissioner to control the petitioner but all attempts to control him failed. As he was behaving in an insulting manner the Commissioner again repeated his warnings. When he was warned for the last time the petitioner became furious and half standing up on the chair pointed his hands towards the Commissioner and told him that he may take not only contempt proceedings but may even hang him and he continued to insult the Commissioner and the advocate and interrupted the judicial proceedings before the Commissioner. The Commissioner therefore took action and convicted and sentenced him as stated above. ( 3 ) THE question now is whether on the facts the Commissioner was justified in convicting the petitioner under sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 There are two provisions which require to be noticed on the facts of this case. One is sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code and the other is sec. ( 3 ) THE question now is whether on the facts the Commissioner was justified in convicting the petitioner under sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 There are two provisions which require to be noticed on the facts of this case. One is sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code and the other is sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 Sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code says :-228 Whoever intentionally offers any insult or causes any interruption to any public servant while such public servant is sitting any stage of a judicial proceeding shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. Section 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 prescribes the procedure in certain cases of contempt and this section reads-345 (1) When any such offence as is described in sec. 175 sec. 178 sec. 179 sec. 180 or sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code 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 and may at any time before the rising of the Court on the same day take cognizance of the offence and after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section sentence the offender to fine not exceeding two hundred rupees and in default of payment of fine to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month unless such fine be sooner paid. (2) In every such case the Court shall record the facts constituting the offence with the statement (if any) made by the offender as well as the finding and sentence (3) If the offence is under sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code the record shall show the nature and stage of the judicial proceeding in which the Court interrupted or insulted was sitting and the nature of the interruption or insult. THE difference between the two sections is this. While sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers a Civil Criminal or Revenue Court to take action when an offence described in secs. 175 178 179 180 or 228 of the Indian Penal Code is committed. THE difference between the two sections is this. While sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers a Civil Criminal or Revenue Court to take action when an offence described in secs. 175 178 179 180 or 228 of the Indian Penal Code is committed. Sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code empowers any public servant to take action when a person intentionally offers insult or causes interruption to him while he is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding. Section 345 empowers the Courts referred to therein to take action not only when offence is committed under sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code but also under the other sections referred to therein whereas the power conferred under sec. 228 on a public servant is limited only to the extent that if any person offers insult or causes any interruption to him while he is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceed- ing to punish such person. The Commissioner comes within the definition of public servant as defined in sec. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. While discharging his judicial functions if there is any interruption to the proceeding or if anyone intentionally offers any insult in any stage of the judicial proceeding he can only punish such person in the manner specified in sec. 228. ( 4 ) HERE is a case where the Commissioner found that the petitioner intentionally offered insult and caused interruption to his work while he was sitting in a judicial proceeding. It is for that reason that he proceeded to take action against him. The only error committed by the Commissioner in this case is to have recourse to sec. 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In our view the offence does not fall under sec. 345 of Criminal Procedure Code but falls under sec. 228 of the Indian Penal Code. It is a technical error committed by the Commissioner. The proper course for the petitioner was to move a competent Criminal Court either in appeal or revision as the case may be and not to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. ( 5 ) WE are therefore not inclined to invoke our extraordinary jurisdiction in a case of this nature. The petition is therefore rejected as not maintainable. ( 6 ) MR. ( 5 ) WE are therefore not inclined to invoke our extraordinary jurisdiction in a case of this nature. The petition is therefore rejected as not maintainable. ( 6 ) MR. Padia made an oral application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. We are unable to certify that this is a fit case for granting leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Oral application is accordingly rejected. Petition dismissed. .