For every appeal, there is a limited period, within which appeal should be filed. Such a limitation is provided under the Limitation Act, 1963.
For appeal, in case of a decree passed by lower court in civil suit, the limitation is :
Appeal to High Court - 90 days from the date of decree Or order.
Appeal to any other court - 30 days from the date of Decree or order.
Merely because an appeal is filed, does not mean that the order or decree of lower court is stayed. In case of temporary stay of decree or order, it has to be specifically asked, and stay will operate only if court grants it.
In case of execution of decree, the court, which passed the decree, can itself stay the execution for time being on sufficient reasons shown.
The court may require the appellant to deposit some sort of security.
The appellate court may, on the day fixed for hearing the appellant dismiss the appeal, or issue notice to the opposite party to appear on next day.
What he will do cannot be predicted but he has a right to prefer an appeal.
If his lawyer abstains from presenting the final argument then there is no use to prefer an appeal without the matter being highlighted in the trial court.