Short answer. No. You may appeal an indirect contempt judgment as in criminal cases, but execution is not suspended just because you appealed. You must file a bond, in an amount the trial court fixes, conditioned on your abiding by and performing the judgment if the appeal is decided against you.
What the law says
The judgment or final order of a court in a case of indirect contempt may be appealed to the proper court as in criminal cases.
Rule 71, Section 11 — Review of judgment or final order; bond for stay. Read the full provision →
What the law says
But execution of the judgment or final order shall not be suspended until a bond is filed by the person adjudged in contempt, in an amount fixed by the court from which the appeal is taken, conditioned that if the appeal be decided against him he will abide by and perform the judgment or final order.
Rule 71, Section 11 — Review of judgment or final order; bond for stay. Read the full provision →
Indirect contempt can be appealed
Unlike direct contempt, which Section 2 bars from ordinary appeal, a judgment or final order in an indirect contempt case may be appealed to the proper court, following the same procedure used in criminal cases. This reflects that indirect contempt goes through a fuller charge-and-hearing process before any penalty attaches. This procedural link to criminal appeals means the ordinary periods and modes for criminal appeals generally govern how the appeal itself is taken.
An appeal does not pause the judgment by itself
Section 11 is explicit that filing the appeal does not, on its own, suspend execution. The judgment keeps its force unless and until the contemnor takes an additional step: filing a bond fixed by the court that rendered the judgment being appealed from. A contemnor who appeals without posting the required bond should expect the trial court's judgment to remain enforceable in the meantime.
What the bond commits you to
The bond is conditioned on the contemnor abiding by and performing the judgment or final order if the appeal is ultimately decided against him. In effect, it lets the contemnor pursue the appeal while deferring enforcement, but it also guarantees the trial court's judgment will be honored should the appellate court affirm it. Only the bond, not the appeal itself, has the power to pause enforcement while the higher court considers the case.
Why the rule is structured this way
Requiring a bond before execution is suspended discourages contempt appeals filed merely to buy time, since an appellant who cannot or will not post the bond gains no delay from appealing at all. It also protects the party or court whose authority was defied: the underlying penalty, whether a fine or imprisonment, keeps its force unless the contemnor makes an affirmative commitment to comply if the appeal fails. The bond amount itself is left to the trial court's discretion, since that court is best positioned to gauge what figure adequately secures compliance given the judgment being appealed.