500. Discharge from custody._(1) As soon as the bond has been executed, the person for whose
appearance it has been executed shall be released ; and, when he is in jail, the Court admitting him to bail
shall issue an order of release to the officer incharge of the Jail, and such officer on receipt of the order shall
release him.
(2) Nothing in this section, section 496 or section 497 shall be deemed to require the release of any
person liable to be detained for some matter other than that in respect of which the bond was executed.
501. Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient. lf, through mistake, fraud or
otherwise, insufficient sureties have been accepted, or if they afterwards become insufficient, the Court may
issue a warrant of arrest directing that the person released on bail be brought before it and may order him to
find sufficient sureties, and, on his failing so to do, may commit him to Jail.
502. Discharge of sureties.(1) All or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person
released on bail may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as
relates to the applicants.
(2) On such application being made, the Magistrate shall issue his warrant of arrest directing that the
person so released be brought before him.
(3) On the appearance of such person pursuant to the warrant, or on his voluntary surrender, the
Magistrate shall direct the bond to be discharged either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants, and shall
call upon such person to find other sufficient sureties, and, if he falls to do so, may commit him to custody.
CHAPTER XL
OF COMMISSIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
503. When attendance of witness may be dispensed with._(1) Whenever, in the course of an inquiry, a
trial or any other proceeding under this Code, it appears to 1* * *, 2* * * a Court of Session or the High
Court that the examination of a witness is necessary for the ends of Justice, and that the attendance of such
witness cannot be procured without an amount of delay, expense or inconvenience which, under the
circumstances of the case, would be unreasonable, such 2* * * Court may dispense with such attendance
and may issue a commission to any 2* * * Magistrate of the First Class, within the local limits of
whose jurisdiction such witness resides, to take the evidence of such witness.
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1 The words “a Presidency Magistrate” omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
2 Omitted by ord. 37 of 2001, s. 68 (w.e.f.14082001).
3 Subsection (2) omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s.3 and Second Sch., which has previously been amended by various enactments.
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