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When the Constitution was adopted, contempt of court was made one of the restrictions on freedom of speech and expression.
Separately, Article 129 of the Constitution conferred on the Supreme Court the power to punish contempt of itself. Article 215 conferred a corresponding power on the High Courts.
The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, gives statutory backing to the idea.