Section 1Short title and extent

Section 1: Short title and extent

1. Short title and extent

(1)

This Act may be called the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India:

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Amendment notes (1)
  1. omitted . The Proviso omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).