New Delhi, April 22 -- A city courtroom in Dwarka was left stunned earlier this month when a 63-year-old retired government school teacher and his lawyer recently threatened and hurled abuses at a woman judge inside a courtroom in Delhi after he was convicted in a six-year-old cheque bounce case.

The accused even attempted to hurl an object at the judge for not delivering an order in his favour. He then instructed his lawyer to do whatever it took to secure a favourable judgment.

The outburst took place before Judicial Magistrate (NI Act) Shivangi Mangla, who had on April 2 convicted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act - the law dealing with dishonour of cheques. Following the conviction, the judge directed t...