Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pakistan

Q.1

�172-A. Punishment for an absconder.- Whoever being accused of an offence under any law for the time being in force, and against whom a warrant of arrest cannot be executed and the court has published a proclamation for his appearance before such Courts, absconds or avoids arrest or evades appearance before any inquiry or trial or in a court proceeding or conceals himself and obstructs the course of justice, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both.

Q.2

Section 172-A of P.P.C is applied on those persons who are nominated or accused persons and charge is framed against them during trial and then they are not appearing in the court.

The trial court itself on the basis of its satisfaction proceeds under this section, together with the charges beside this section.