Section 253

When the appeal comes on for hearing the appellant, if present, shall be first heard in support of the appeal, the respondent if present shall be heard against it, and the appellant shall be entitled to reply.

If the appellant does not appear to support his appeal in person or by counsel the court shall consider his appeal, if the appellant is in custody, and may make such order thereon as it thinks fit.

If the appellant has been granted bail on a recognizance which is to be void if the appellant shall personally appear at the High Court during the hearing of the appeal, the court may dismiss the appeal if the appellant does not appear in person before the High Court on the hearing of the appeal:Provided that the court may, if it sees fit, reinstate the appeal if the appellant subsequently appears before the court and satisfies the court that his non-appearance was not due to his own fault.[252