Section 781. Punishment of misconduct at trial term

Where a misconduct,
  which is punishable by fine  or  imprisonment,  as  prescribed  in  this
  article, occurs at a trial term, or with respect to a mandate returnable
  at such term, and was not punished at the term at which it occurred, the
  supreme  court  may inquire into and punish the misconduct, as if it had
  occurred at a special term of  the  supreme  court,  held  in  the  same
  county, or with respect to a mandate returnable at such a special term.