7 Crl. App. No.01-2019 (R) Pervaiz Musharraf but in para-6 of the order dated 01.09.2014, did observe that accused being a proclaimed offender loses his right of audience and forfeits his right to put up a defence. 13. The rights of a person fugitive from law or an absconder have been dealt in great detail by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan in judgment reported as ‘Hayat Bakhsh and others Vs. The State’ (PLD 1981 Supreme Court 265) and even certain clarifications were handed down. Reliance was placed on cases reported as ‘Chan Shah Vs. The Crown’ (PLD 1956 FC 43) as well as ‘Muhammad Aslam Vs. State’ (1972 SCMR 194) and it was categorically observed that said cases need no review. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan also observed that fugitive from law does not enjoy any right and the inherent jurisdiction of the Court is not to be invoked in his aid as otherwise, same would amount to acting against administration of justice. In the same judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan also observed that it is the duty of the advocate/counsel appearing on behalf of convict /absconder to ensure his presence before the Court unless he is unable to do so for reasons beyond his control; that the absconder be granted opportunities to appear before the court. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan also discussed the rights of absconder, if any, in case reported as ‘The State through National Accountability Bureau Islamabad Vs. Haji Nasim ur Rehman’ (PLD 2005 Supreme Court 270). In case reported as ‘Shah Zarin Vs. Gul Zamin and another’ (2014 YLR 1310), the Hon’ble Peshawar High Court observed that judicial discretion could not be exercised in favour of a person who is fugitive from law particularly when proceedings under sections 204 & 87 Cr.P.C. had been carried out against him. Similarly, in case reported as ‘Syed

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