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9. In Sukhdev Singh Sodhi v. The Chief Justice and Judges of the Pepsu High Court 1954 S.C.J. 67 : (1954) 1 M.L.J. 137 : 1954 S.C.R. 454 : A.I.R. 1954 S.C. 186. the Supreme Court had to consider an application for transfer of certain contempt proceedings from the Pepsu High Court to any other High Court. In that connection, their Lordships pointed out that the High Court as a Court of record had from its inception the inherent power to punish for contempt. That was a special jurisdiction not in any way controlled by the Code of Criminal Procedure. This was recognised in Section 2 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1926. This position was maintained by the Constitution under Article 215. Section 2 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1926 ran thus :