Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra told Prashant Bhushan there is a Lakshman Rekha for everything, alluding to a set of norm or convention that should never be broken. The remark came on Thursday during the hearing on sentencing of Bhushan who was convicted of criminal contempt.

#SupremeCourt judge Justice Arun Mishra told #PrashantBhushan there is a Lakshman Rekha for everything, alluding to a set of norm or convention that should never be broken.The remark came on Thurs during the hearing on sentencing of Bhushan who was convicted of criminal contempt. pic.twitter.com/IdE2I2IhNl

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A bench headed by Justice Mishra told Bhushan if you do not balance your comments, then you will destroy the institution, and the court does not punish for contempt so easily. "Balancing has to be there; restraint has to be there. There is a Lakshman Rekha for everything. Why should you cross the Rekha?" said Justice Mishra.