Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
19. Appeals
(1) An appeal shall lie as of right from any order or decision
of the High Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction to punish for contempt-
(a) where the order or decision is that of a
single judge, to a Bench of not less than two judges of the court;
(b) where the order or decision is that of a
Bench, to the Supreme Court:
PROVIDED that where the order or decision is that of the
Court of the Judicial Commissioner in any Union territory, such appeal shall
lie to the Supreme Court
(2) Pending any appeal, the appellate court may order that-
(a) the execution of the punishment or order
appealed against be suspended;
(b) if the appellant is in confinement, he be
released on bail; and
(c) the appeal be heard notwithstanding that
the appellant has not purged his contempt.
(3) Where any person aggrieved by any order against which an
appeal may be filed satisfies the High Court that he intends to prefer an
appeal, the High Court may also exercise all or any of the powers conferred by
sub-section (2).
(4) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed-
(a) in the case of an appeal to a Bench of the
High Court, within thirty days;
(b) in the case of an appeal to the Supreme
Court, within sixty days, from the date of the order appealed against.