Section 252

The Registrar shall number the appeal and enter it on the list of appeals to be heard and give notice to the parties that the appeal has been so entered.

As soon as a date has been fixed the Registrar shall give to the parties notice of the date of hearing of the appeal.

An appeal shall ordinarily be heard by a single Judge, but any appeal shall, on the request in writing of the Public Prosecutor at any time before the hearing or on the order of a Judge at any time before judgment, be reserved for hearing and be heard before a court consisting of 3 or more Judges.

Appeals before 3 or more Judges shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the court, but if there is no such majority in accordance with the opinion of the Chief Justice or presiding Judge.

In any case the High Court may, of its own motion or on the application of a party concerned and with reasonable notice to the parties, accelerate or postpone the hearing of an appeal upon any such terms as to the costs of the appeal or otherwise as it thinks fit.[251