Section 410 Criminal Procedure (XLV of 1860), Section 392/394 Crimes Against Property (Enforcement Hood) Ordinance (VI of 1979), Failure of the accused on the date of the Section 17 Appeal Hearing, even if the accused fails to attend Or did he, for any reason not appear on the due date for his appeal hearing, the court may decide the appeal after examining the merits of the case when the accused filed an appeal through prison, The decision was to be made after a public prosecutor's hearing.