254. When an order or direction of the kind specified in section 251 is subject to appeal and appeal has been instituted against it, or a civil suit has been filed concerning the subject matter of any order or direction made under section 251, all proceedings to enforce such order or direction and all prosecutions for a breach thereof may, by order of the appellate authority or of the civil court, as the case may be suspended pending the decision of the appeal or the civil suit; and if such order is set aside on appeal or by the decree of the civil court, disobedience thereto shall not be deemed to be an offence.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><b>254.</b> When an order or direction of the kind specified in section 251 is subject to appeal and appeal has been instituted against it, or a civil suit has been filed concerning the subject matter of any order or direction made under section 251, all proceedings to enforce such order or direction and all prosecutions for a breach thereof may, by order of the appellate authority or of the civil court, as the case may be suspended pending the decision of the appeal or the civil suit; and if such order is set aside on appeal or by the decree of the civil court, disobedience thereto shall not be deemed to be an offence.<br>