Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 514

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 302/324/148/149

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)---   ----S. 514---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.302/324/148/149---Forfeiture of surety bond---Accused for whom petitioners stood sureties, kept on appearing throughout the trial, but slipped away and absconded at the time when Court was about to announce final in the case--¬Petitioners/sureties were proceeded against in terms of S.514, Cr.P.C. and were burdened with a penalty by forfeiture of entire surety bonds--¬Petitioners had filed bonds in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge undertaking that accused persons would appear in the said Court---Later on case against accused was transferred to Special Court and neither accused were ever called upon to file fresh bonds nor did petitioners file any bonds/undertaking that accused would keep on appearing in transferee/Special Court---Order forfeiting surety bonds and imposing penalty upon petitioners/sureties was set aside and petitioners were discharged of their liability under said surety bonds.    Muhammad Amanullah v. The State PLD 1992 Lah. 34-7; Khan Bahadur v. The State 1992 PCr.LJ 2238; Farman Ali v. The State 1999 PCr.LJ 2102 and Shafiq Ahmad and others v. The state 1982 PCr.LJ 623 ref.   Sardar Zaheer Ahmad Khan for Petitioners.   Raja Saeed Akram Khan, A.A.-G. for the State.   Date of hearing: 8th April, 2003. Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)--- ----S. 514---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.302/324/148/149---Forfeiture of…