law: 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.