PART C SUBSISTENCE AND TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE TO COMPLAINANTS AND WITNESSES ATTENDING TRIALS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT
Rules made by the Lahore High Court Lahore, with the previous sanction of the Provincial Government, under the power conferred by section 554 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, regulating the payment of subsistence and travelling allowance to complainants and witnesses attending trials before the High Court, in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction, in public prosecutions.
RULES
1. All disbursements on account of the expenses of complainants and witnesses attending criminal trials before the High Court, will be made by the Deputy Registrar and will be adjusted by him.
The Deputy Registrar will determine the class to which each complainant and witness belongs. *01
2. The complainant and witnesses shall be paid for the journey at the rate chargeable for the cheapest and expeditious mode of
transport. *01
3. The complainant and witnesses shall report themselves to the Deputy Registrar and will inform him of their names, the class to which they belong, the date of their departure to attend the High Court and whether any advances have been made to attend the High Court. *01
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8. These rules apply, mutatis mutandis, in the case of trials held by the High Court elsewhere than at Lahore.
9. In the event of a witness being summoned to attend the High Court in a criminal case, other than a trial before the High Court in exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction, the expenses of such witness will be paid by the Registrar at such rates as the Court may direct.
Notes: (1) The Superintendent of the Mental Hospital, being the Government specialist in lunacy, is not entitled to any fee for giving expert evidence on behalf of Government in the High Court.
(2) The Chemical Examiner or the Assistant Chemical Examiner when summoned to give evidence before the High Court shall be entitled to recover the following fee for each appearance:-
Chemical Examiner Rs.100/-
Assistant Chemical Examiner Rs. 50/-
(3) As charges under rule 7 are debitable to audited contingencies, vouchers for sum above Rs.100/- should accompany the bill sent to the Accountant-General for audit. *01
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