(1) The party who is not satisfied with the decision or final order made by the court may appeal within seventy days in case of criminal cases in which the government of Nepal is the plaintiff and within thirty days in other cases from the date of learning of the decision. However, if the party who wants to appeal submits an application showing that the reason for not being able to appeal within such period, and if the application is judged reasonable, the court hearing the appeal may postpone the deadline for a maximum of thirty days.
(2) A person who wants to appeal according to sub-section (1) must file an appeal with the court hearing the appeal of the court that made the decision.
(3) Notwithstanding anything written elsewhere in this Code, if the party to the case or his heirs were present during the hearing by the court, or if his legal practitioner was present and argued the case and the decision was rendered on the same day, the party to the case shall be deemed to have known that such decision had been made. However, in the case of the case where the government is the plaintiff, the period for appeal will start from the date of receipt of information of the judgment according to sub-section (4) of section 132.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, after the period of one year from the date of the judgment has passed, the party shall be deemed to have automatically learned of the judgment.