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ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1979 CHAPTER XX‑ PANCHAYATS 194. Proceedings when the accused appears.‑(1) Panchayat shall, if possible, try a criminal case and pass orders on the day on which the accused appears and, if that is not possible, may, if he is not already on bail, require him to execute a bond with or without sureties for a sum not exceeding five hundred rupees to appear before the Panchayat on any subsequent day or days to which the trial may be adjourned. (2) The amount of such bond if forfeited shall be recoverable by the Panchayat as if it were a fine imposed by it. (3) If the accused fails to execute bond under subsection (1), the Panchayat shall inform any Magistrate in the district regarding such failure and also about the date fixed for the next hearing. The Magistrate when so informed shall proceed in the manner provided under subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 192.