law: 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.