XXVI. BOND TO PROSECUTE OR GIVE EVIDENCE
(See Section 170)
I, (name), of (place), do hereby bind myself to attend at in the Court of at
o'clock on the day of next and then and there to prosecute (or to prosecute and give evidence) (or
to give evidence) in the matter of a charge of against one A.B., and, in case of making default herein, I
bind myself to forfeit to 1[Government],2* * *, the sum of rupees .
Dated this day of ,18 .
(Signature)
3* * * * * *
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XXVIII. CHARGES
(See sections 221, 222, 223)
(I) CHARGES WITH ONE HEAD
(a) I, [name and office of Magistrate, etc.], hereby charge you [name of accused person] as follows:
On Penal Code, section 121.
(b) that you, on or about the day of at , waged war against 1[Pakistan] , 2* * *
and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 121 of the Pakistan Penal Code, and within
the cognizance of the Court of Session 4[when the accused is to be tried by the High Court in the
exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction], for Court of Session substitute High Court.]
(c) And I hereby direct that you be tried by the said Court on the said charge.
[Signature and seal of the Magistrate]
[To be substituted for (b)]:
On Section 124.
(2) That you, on or about the day of , at , with the
intention of inducing 5[the 6[President] of Pakistan to refrain from exercising a lawful power as such 6[President],
assaulted him], and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 124 of the Pakistan Penal Code, and
within the cognizance of the Court of Session [or High Court].
On Section 161.
(3) That you, being a public servant in the Department, directly accepted from [state the name],
for another party [state the name] a gratification other than legal remuneration, as a motive for forbearing to do an
official act, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 161 of the Pakistan Penal Code, and within the
cognizance of the Court of Session [or High Court].
1 Subs. by A.O., 1961, Art 2 and Sch., for “Her Majesty the Queen” (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956). 2 The words "Empress of Indian" omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
3 Form XXVII omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972) s.2 and Sch.
4 Subs. ibid for "when the charge is framed by a Presidency Magistrate".
5 Subs. ibid., for “the Hon’ble A.B., Member of the Council of the Governor General of India, to refrain from exercising a lawful powers ans such Member, assaulted such Member”.
6 Subs. by A.O., 1961, Art. 2, for "Governor General" (with effect from the 23rd March, 1965).
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