Section 11
Power of High Court to try offences committed or offenders found outside jurisdiction.
The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
About this Act
An Act to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempts of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto.
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High Court shall have jurisdiction to inquire into or try a contempt of itself or of any court subordinate to
it, whether the contempt is alleged to have been committed within or outside the local limits of its
jurisdiction, and whether the person alleged to be guilty of contempt is within or outside such limits.