6 Crl. App. No.01-2019 notice was issued to respondents on 01.09.2020 appellant has also been declared a proclaimed Meanwhile, offender in NAB Reference No.6 of 2020 vide order dated 09.09.2020 passed by Accountability Court No.III, Islamabad. 11. It is an admitted position that fugitive from law has no rights before the court of law except where exceptional circumstances exist. This Court in case reported as ‘Inam ur Rahiem Vs. Chairman, National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad and another’ (PLD 2018 Islamabad 251) did not afford opportunity of hearing to learned counsel appearing on behalf of General (R) Pervaiz Musharraf due to the fact that he was fugitive from law. For sake of brevity, relevant portion is reproduced below: “4. A learned counsel who had appeared on behalf of General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf requested that he may be given audience. However, he was informed that neither could his power of attorney be entertained nor could he be heard because General (Rtd.) Pervaiz Musharraf has been declared a proclaimed offender by the competent courts of Pakistan. It is settled law that a person who is a fugitive from the law and who does not surrender to the process of justice is neither entitled to any relief, nor on a power of attorney executed by him in favour of a counsel be accepted, except under exceptional circumstances. Reliance is placed on Hayat Bakhsh and others Vs. The State PLD 1981 SC 265, Chan Shah Vs. The Crown PLD 1856 FC 43 Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, MNA Leader of the Opposition, Bilawal House, Karachi V.s The State Chief Ehtesab Commission 1999 SCMR 1519 AND The State through National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad Vs. Haji Nasim ur Rehman PLD 2005 SC 270. Similarly, the position was reiterated by Larger Bench of this Court in decision dated 27.11.2019 in case titled ‘The Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan through its Secretary Vs. The Special Court through its Registrar’ (W.P. No.4075-2019). 12. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Review Petition No.513 of 2014 did hear arguments by learned counsel appearing for General