Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
14. Appeal
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Code, an appeal shall lie as a matter of right from any judgment, sentence or
order, not being an interlocutory order, of a Special Court to the High Court
both on facts and on law.
(2) Every appeal under this section shall be
preferred within a period of thirty days from the date of the judgment,
sentence or order appealed from:
Provided that the High Court may entertain an
appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied
that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within
the period of thirty days.