Prompt disposal of case

(1) The 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. (3) If the accused fails to execute the bond the Panchayat shall report the fact and the date fixed for hearing; and the Magistrate shall proceed under sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 46.