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THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1993 THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1993 (ACT XXVII OF 1993) (Dated June 26, 1993) WHEREAS it is necessary and expedient to provide for and enforce the law relating to Contempt of Courts in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows :‑ 5 Jurisdiction.‑--- (1) The High Court or the Supreme Court, on its own information or on information laid before it by any person, may take cognizance of an alleged commission of contempt of the court. (2) The Supreme Court shall have the power to take cognizance of any contempt of itself or of any judge of the Supreme Court alleged to have been committed anywhere and the High Court shall have the power to take cognizance of any contempt of itself or of any Judge thereof to have been committed within the territorial limits of its jurisdiction. (3) The High Court shall exercise the same jurisdiction in respect of contempts of Courts subordinate to it as it exercises in respect of contempts of itself. (4) Nothing contained herein shall affect the power of any court to punish any offence of contempt under the Penal Code.