Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 PAKISTAN ,
SECTION 426 TO 497
426. Suspension of sentence pending
appeal: Release of appellant on bail: (1) Pending any appeal by a
convicted person, the Appellate Court may,
for reasons to be recorded by it in writing order that the
execution of the sentence or order
appealed against be suspended and, also, if he is in confinement that he
be released on bail or on his own bond.
(1-A) An Appellate Court shall, unless for
reasons to be recorded in writing if otherwise directs, order a
convicted person to be released on bail
who has been sentenced.
(a) to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding three years and whose appeal has not been decided within a
period of six months of his conviction;