law: Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 
  12. Punishment for contempt of court 
  (1) Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any
  
  other law, a contempt of court may be punished with simple imprisonment for a
  
  term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two
  
  thousand rupees, or with both:
  PROVIDED  that the accused may be discharged or the
  
  punishment awarded may be remitted on apology being made to the satisfaction of
  
  the court.
  Explanation :  An apology shall not be rejected merely on the
  
  ground that it is qualified or conditional if the accused makes it bona fide.
  (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time
  
  being in force, no court shall impose a sentence in excess of that specified in
  
  sub-section (1) for any Contempt either in respect of itself or of a court
  
  subordinate to it.
  (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, where a
  
  person is found guilty of a civil contempt, the court , if it considers that a
  
  fine will not meet the ends of justice and that a sentence of imprisonment is
  
  necessary shall, instead of sentencing him to simple imprisonment, direct that
  
  he be detained in a civil prison for such period not exceeding six months as it
  
  may think fit.
  (4) Where the person found guilty of contempt of court in
  
  respect of any undertaking given to a court is a company, every person who, at
  
  the time the contempt was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to,
  
  the company for the conduct of business of the company, as well as the company,
  
  shall be deemed to be guilty of the contempt and the punishment may be enforced,
  
  with the leave of the court, by the detention in civil prison of each such
  
  person:
  PROVIDED  that nothing contained in this sub-section
  
  shall render any such person liable to such punishment if he proves that the
  
  contempt was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due
  
  diligence to prevent its commission.
  (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), where
  
  the contempt of court referred to therein has been committed by a company and
  
  it is proved that the contempt has been committed with the consent or
  
  connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of, any director,
  
  manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager,
  
  secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of the contempt
  
  and the punishment may be enforced, with the leave of the court, by the
  
  detention in civil prison of such director, manager, secretary or other
  
  officer.
  Explanation:  For the purpose of sub-sections (4) and (5)- 
  (a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a
  
  firm or other association of individuals; and
  (b) "director", in relation to a firm, means a partner
  
  in the firm.