Dear Learned Members,
There is a criminal trial going on and the accused was granted Anticipatory Bail by the High Court and then Regular Bail was granted by Sessions Court before commencement of the trial.
After the trial commenced the complainant has started to avoid trial because the allegations are false and the complainant wants to keep pressure on the accused for amicable (monitory) settlement of the matter. As usual in one year the complainant has been absent on 4-5 dates and adjournments have been easily granted by the court.
Now on the last date of hearing, the accused was absent due to his Training Program held at outstation by his company. Unfortunately for him, his advocate also did not appeared and sent a Medical Certificate in which doctor had prescribed him for four days of bed rest. A proxy council appeared in place of main council and explained the situation to the Sessions Court. But the judge did not got convinced and issues NBW against the accused and issues notice to surety and also forfieted the Bail Bond.
Now, I wish to know:
1) If the police is empowered to arrest the accused and throw him behind bars?
2) Is the accused at all required to be present in such recall application hearing?
3) What are the chances if the accused and his council appears before the court and the court recalls its orders?
//peace
/Saurabh..V