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After section 14 ofthe principal Act, the following section shall inserted, namely:- "14A. (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code or Criminal Procedure.1973. an appeal shall lie. from any judgment, sentence rorder, not being an ::! of 1974. interlocutory order, of a Special Court or an Exclusive Special Co rt, to the High Court both on facts and on law. SubSlitution of new se<.:tioll for sct:!iotl 15. Spedul Public Prosecutor :lIld Exdusivc Public Prosecutor. Insertion of nt'\!. Chap(~r IVA. Rights of victims and witncsse.s. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) f section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973, an appeal shall lie to the High uJ1 against an order 2 of 1974. of the Special COllrt ur Ihe Exclusive Special Court granting or refusing bail. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law fpr the time being in force, every appeal under this section shall be preferred within a P,eriod 01" ninety days I"rom the date of the judgmenl, sentence or order appealed from: Provided that the High Court may entertain an appeal after I e expiry of the said period of ninety days ir it is satisfied that the appellant had suf icient Cause for not preferring the appeal within the period of ninety days: Provided further that no appeal shall be entertained after the expiry of the period of one hundred and eight)' days. (4) Every appeal prefeITcd under sub-section (I) shaH, a far as possible, be disposed of within a period of three months from the date of admi. 'ion oftile appeal.".