PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT IN ABSENCE OF ACCUSED

pronouncement of judgment in a criminal trial....... personal attendance of accused was necessary for the pronouncement of the judgment in Criminal Trial, except where his personal attendance during the trial had been dispensed with or where the judgment was of acquittal, or was of fine only, but under subsection (3) of S.366, Cr.P.C., a judgment delivered by a court was not to be deemed to be invalid, merely because of the reason that any party, or his pleader was absent on the date of pronouncement of the judgment, or for any defect in the service of notice on the parties regarding the date and place of pronouncement of the judgment. PLD 2015 Lahore 1