The Kerala High Court closes a contempt petition filed against K. Sudhakaran after he tenders an apology in person. The contempt case arises from remarks made by Sudhakaran that the court considers derogatory toward the High Court Bench. The Bench he is alleged to have criticized is the one that had quashed a Single Judge’s order related to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Youth Congress leader S.P. Shuhaib. Multiple outlets report that Sudhakaran’s apology is accepted by the court, and the contempt proceedings are accordingly closed. The decision is reported as being tied specifically to the personal apology and the court’s finding that it addresses the alleged contempt associated with the remarks. The court’s action does not reopen or revisit the earlier underlying order; it concludes the contempt matter over the statements attributed to Sudhakaran.