(i) Every petition for initiating a proceeding for civil contempt within the meaning of the Act shall be registered as Miscellaneous Judicial Case whereas petitions for initiating proceedings for criminal contempts shall be registered as Original Criminal Miscellaneous Cases.
(ii) In every such petition the State of Bihar shall be made a respondent.
(iii) Every such petition shall contain-
(a) Name, description and place of residence of the petitioners and of person or persons charged;
(b) Nature of the comtempt alleged and such material facts, including the date or dates of the commission of the alleged contempt, as may be necessary for proper determination of the case.
(c) If a petition has previously been made by him on the same facts, the petitioner shall give the details of the petition previously made and shall also indicate the result thereof.
(iv) The petition shall be supported by an affidavit.
(v)Where the petitioner relies upon a document or documents in his possession or power, he shall file such document or documents or true copies thereof with the petition ..
(vi) No court- fee shall be payable on the petition, and on any document filed in the proceeding.
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:It.. ( 2..j - 4. A petition for civil contempt as well as for criminal contempt shall be filed '[at the Centralisec:j filing Counter] of the High Court.
5. Every motion made by the Advocate-General under Section 15 of the Act shall state the allegations of the facts and the view of the motion maker that in relation to those facts contempt appears to have been committed of which the court should take cognizance and take further action. The motion should contain sufficient material to indicate why the Advocate-General is inclined to move the Court.
6. Every petition for initiating a contempt proceeding shall be posted before a Bench of the Court for preliminary hearing and for orders as to issue of notices, except petitions in respect of civil contempt which relates to orders or directions passed by a Judge of this Court which shall be listed for preliminary hearing and orders as to issue of notice before a Judge of this Court. Upon such preliminary hearing the Court if satisfied that no prima facie case has been made out for issue of notice, may dismiss the petition, and if not so satisfied: direct that notice of the petition be issued to the contemner.