(3) An appeal under subsection (1) may be preferred by a person sentenced by 1[an Antiterrorism Court]
to 1[a High Court] within 2[fifteen days] of the passing of the sentence.
(4) The Attorney general 3[Deputy Attorney General, Standing Counsel] 3[or an Advocate General or an
Advocate of the High Court or the Supreme Court of Pakistan appointed as Public Prosecutor, Additional
Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor] may, on being directed by the Federal or a Provincial
Government, file an appeal against an order of acquittal or a sentence passed by 1[an Antiterrorism Court]
within 2[thirty] days of such order.
4[(4A) Any person who is a victim or legal heir or a victim and is aggrieved by the order of acquittal
passed by an Antiterrorism Court, may, within thirty days, file an appeal in a High Court against such order.
(4B) If an order acquittal is passed by an Antiterrorism Court in any case instituted upon complaint and
the High Court, on an Application made to it by the complainant in this behalf, grant Special leave to appeal
from the order of acquittal, the complainant may within thirty days present such an appeal to the High Court.]
(5) An appeal under this section shall he heard and decided by 1[a High Court] within seven working days.
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(8) Pending the appeal the 1[High Court] shall not release the accused on bail.
6[(9) For the purposes of hearing appeals under this section each High Court shall establish a Special
Bench of Benches consisting of not less than two Judges.
(10) While hearing an appeal, the Bench shall not grant more than two consecutive adjournments.]
26. [Admissibility of confession made before police.] Omitted by the Antiterrorism (Second Amdt.)
Ordinance, 1999 (XIII of 1999), s. 16.
27. Punishment for defective investigation 7[and reward for successful investigation]._(1) If 1[an
Antiterrorism Court] or 1[a High Court] comes to the conclusion during the course of or at the conclusion of
the trial that the investigating officer, or other concerned officers have failed to carry out the investigation
properly or diligently or have failed to pursue the case properly and in breach of their duties, it shall be lawful
for such Court or, as the case may be, 1[High Court] to punish the delinquent officers with imprisonment which
may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both by resort to summary proceedings.
7[(2)
Incentive systems shall be introduced by the Provincial Governments providing for appropriate
rewards to investigating officers who conduct successful investigation.]
2[27A. Presumption of proof against accused. Any person having in possession any explosive substance
with or without explosive devices without lawful justification or having been unlawfully concerned with such
1 Subs. by the Act No. XIII of 1999, s. 2.
2 Subs. and ins. by the Antiterrorism (Second Amdt.) Act, 2013 (XX of 2013), ss. 19 and 20.
3 Subs. by Ordinance No. XIX of 2000, s. 3.
4 Ins. by Act X of 2004, s.2.
5 Omitted by the Ordinance No. 13 of 1999, s. 15.
6 Added by the Act No. II of 2005, s. 12.
7 Added, renumbered and ins. by Act VI of 2014, s. 8.
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