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federal law · 1898

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (CrPC)

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Section index

  1. § 1 — Short title
  2. § 2 — [Repeal of enactments, notifications, etc
  3. § 3 — References to Code of Criminal Procedure and other repealed enactments
  4. § 4 — Definitions
  5. § 5 — Trial of offences under Penal Code
  6. § 6 — Classes of Criminal Courts and Magistrates
  7. § 7 — Sessions divisions and districts
  8. § 8 — Power to divide districts into sub-divisions
  9. § 9 — Court of Session
  10. § 12 — Sub-ordinate Magistrates
  11. § 14 — Special Judicial
  12. § 14A — Appointnment of Special Migistrates
  13. § 15 — Benches of Magistrates
  14. § 16 — Power to frame rules for guidance of 5[Magistrates and] Benches
  15. § 17 — 1[Subordination of 2* * * Magistrates and Benches to Sessions Judge
  16. § 22 — Appointment of Justices of the Peace
  17. § 22A — Powers of Justices of the Peace
  18. § 22B — Duties of Justices of the Peace
  19. § 25 — Ex-Officio Justices of the Peace
  20. § 28 — Offences under Penal Code
  21. § 29 — Offences under other laws
  22. § 29B — Jurisdiction in the cases of Juveniles
  23. § 30 — Offences not punishable with death
  24. § 31 — Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
  25. § 32 — Sentences which Magistrates may pass
  26. § 33 — Power of Magistrate to sentence to imprisonment in default of fine
  27. § 34 — Higher powers of certain 2* * * Magistrates
  28. § 35 — Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
  29. § 36 — Ordinary Powers of Magistrates
  30. § 37 — Additional powers conferrable on Magistrates
  31. § 39 — Mode of conferring powers
  32. § 40 — Powers of officers appointed
  33. § 41 — Withdrawal of Powers
  34. § 42 — Public when to assist Magistrate and Police
  35. § 43 — Aid to person other than police-officer, executing warrant
  36. § 44 — Public to give information of certain offences
  37. § 45 — Village-headman, accountants, landholders and others bound to report certain matters
  38. § 46 — Arrest how made
  39. § 47 — Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
  40. § 48 — Procedure where ingress not obtainable
  41. § 49 — Power to break open doors and windows for purposes of liberation
  42. § 50 — No unnecessary restraint
  43. § 51 — Search of arrested persons: Whenever a person is arrested by a police-officer under a warrant
  44. § 52 — Mode of searching women
  45. § 53 — Power to seize offensive weapons
  46. § 54 — When police may arrest without warrant
  47. § 55 — Arrest of vagabonds, habitual robbers, etc
  48. § 56 — Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
  49. § 57 — Refusal to give name and residence
  50. § 58 — Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
  51. § 59 — Arrest by private persons and procedure on such arrest
  52. § 60 — Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police-station
  53. § 61 — Persons arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
  54. § 62 — Police to report apprehensions
  55. § 63 — Discharge of person apprehended
  56. § 64 — Offence committed in Magistrate’s presence
  57. § 65 — Arrest by or in presence of Magistrate
  58. § 66 — Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
  59. § 67 — Provisions of sections 47, 48 and 49 to apply to arrests under section 66
  60. § 68 — Form of summons
  61. § 69 — Summons how served
  62. § 70 — Service when person summoned cannot be found
  63. § 71 — Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
  64. § 72 — 5[Service on servant of State [Statutory body or Company]
  65. § 73 — Service of summons outside local limits
  66. § 74 — Proof of service in such cases and when serving 1[person] not present
  67. § 75 — Form of warrant of arrest
  68. § 76 — Court may direct security to be taken
  69. § 77 — Warrants to whom directed
  70. § 78 — Warrant may be directed to land-holders, etc
  71. § 79 — Warrant directed to police-officer
  72. § 80 — Notification of substance of warrant
  73. § 81 — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
  74. § 82 — Where warrant may be executed
  75. § 83 — Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
  76. § 84 — Warrant directed to police-officer for execution outside jurisdiction
  77. § 85 — Procedure on arrest of person against to whom warrant issued
  78. § 86 — Procedure by Magistrate before whom person arrested is brought
  79. § 86A — Procedure for removal in custody to Tribal Area
  80. § 87 — Proclamation for person absconding
  81. § 88 — Attachment of property of person absconding
  82. § 89 — Restoration of attached property
  83. § 90 — Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to summons
  84. § 91 — Power to take bond for appearance
  85. § 92 — Arrest by breach of bond for appearance
  86. § 93 — Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest.
  87. § 94 — Summons to produce document or other thing
  88. § 95 — Procedure as to letters and telegrams
  89. § 96 — When search-warrant may be issued
  90. § 97 — Power to restrict warrant
  91. § 98 — Search of house suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc
  92. § 99 — Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
  93. § 99A — Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for
  94. § 99B — Application to High Court to set aside order of forfeiture
  95. § 99D — Order of High Court setting aside forfeiture
  96. § 99E — Evidence to prove nature or tendency of newspapers
  97. § 99F — Procedure in High Court
  98. § 99G — Jurisdiction barred
  99. § 100 — Search for persons wrongfully confined
  100. § 101 — Direction, etc
  101. § 102 — Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
  102. § 103 — Search to be made in presence of witnesses
  103. § 104 — Power to impound document, etc
  104. § 105 — Magistrate may direct search in his presence
  105. § 106 — Security for keeping the peace on conviction
  106. § 107 — Security for keeping the peace in other cases
  107. § 108 — Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matter
  108. § 109 — Security for good behaviour from vagrants and suspected persons
  109. § 110 — Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
  110. § 112 — Order to be made
  111. § 113 — Procedure in respect of person present in Court
  112. § 114 — Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
  113. § 115 — Copy of order under section 112 to accompany summons or warrant
  114. § 116 — Power to dispense with personal attendance
  115. § 117 — Inquiry as to truth of information
  116. § 118 — Order to give security
  117. § 119 — Discharge of person informed against
  118. § 120 — Commencement of period for which security is required
  119. § 121 — Contents of bond
  120. § 122 — Power to reject sureties
  121. § 123 — Imprisonment in default of security
  122. § 124 — Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
  123. § 125 — Power of District Magistrate to cancel any bond for keeping the peace or good
  124. § 126 — Discharge of sureties
  125. § 127 — Assembly to disperse on command of Magistrate or police-officer
  126. § 128 — Use of civil force to disperse
  127. § 129 — Use of military force
  128. § 130 — Duty of Officer Commanding troops required by Magistrate to disperse assembly
  129. § 131 — Power of commissioned military officers to disperse assembly
  130. § 132 — Protection against prosecution for act done under this Chapter
  131. § 133 — Conditional order for removal of nuisance
  132. § 134 — Service or notification of order
  133. § 135 — Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause or claim jury
  134. § 136 — Consequence of his failing to do so
  135. § 137 — Procedure where he appears to show cause
  136. § 138 — Procedure where he claims Jury
  137. § 139 — Procedure where jury finds Magistrate's order to be reasonable
  138. § 139A — Procedure where existence of public right is denied
  139. § 140 — Procedure on order being made absolute
  140. § 141 — Procedure on failure to appoint jury or omission to return verdict
  141. § 142 — Injunction pending inquiry
  142. § 143 — Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
  143. § 144 — Power to issue order absolute at once in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended
  144. § 145 — Procedure where dispute concerning land, etc
  145. § 146 — Power to attach subject of dispute
  146. § 147 — Disputes concerning rights of use of immovable property, etc
  147. § 148 — Local inquiry
  148. § 149 — Police to prevent cognizable offences
  149. § 150 — Information of design to commit such offences
  150. § 151 — Arrest to prevent such offences
  151. § 152 — Prevention of injury to public property
  152. § 153 — Inspection of weights and measures
  153. § 154 — Information in cognizable cases (FIR)
  154. § 155 — Information in non-cognizable cases
  155. § 156 — Investigation into cognizable cases
  156. § 156A — Investigation of offence under section 295 C, Pakistan Penal Code
  157. § 156B — Investigation against a woman accused of the offence of zina
  158. § 157 — Procedure where cognizable offence suspected
  159. § 158 — Reports under section 157 how submitted
  160. § 159 — Power to hold investigation of preliminary inquiry
  161. § 160 — Police-officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
  162. § 161 — Examination of witnesses by police
  163. § 161A — Legal representation of victim of rape, etc
  164. § 162 — Statements to police not to be signed; use of such statements in evidence
  165. § 163 — No inducement to be offered
  166. § 164 — Power to record statements and confessions
  167. § 164A — Medical examination of victim of rape, etc
  168. § 164B — DNA test
  169. § 165 — Search by police-officer
  170. § 166 — When officer in charge of police-station may require another to issue search warrant
  171. § 167 — Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
  172. § 168 — Report of investigation by subordinate police-officer
  173. § 169 — Release of accused when evidence deficient
  174. § 170 — Case to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient
  175. § 171 — Complainants and witnesses not to be required to accompany police-officer
  176. § 172 — Diary of proceedings in investigation
  177. § 173 — Report of police-officer
  178. § 174 — Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc
  179. § 174A — Grievous injury by burns
  180. § 175 — Power to summon persons
  181. § 176 — Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
  182. § 177 — Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
  183. § 178 — Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
  184. § 179 — Accused triable in, district where act is done or where consequence ensues
  185. § 180 — Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence
  186. § 181 — Being a thug or belonging to a gang of dacoits, escape from custody, etc
  187. § 182 — Place of inquiry or trial where scene of offence is uncertain or not in one district only or
  188. § 183 — Offence committed on a journey
  189. § 185 — High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
  190. § 186 — Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction.
  191. § 187 — Procedure where warrant issued by subordinate Magistrate
  192. § 188 — 3[Liability for offences committed outside Pakistan
  193. § 189 — Power to direct copies of depositions and exhibits to be received in evidence
  194. § 190 — Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
  195. § 191 — Transfer on application of accused
  196. § 192 — Transfer of cases
  197. § 193 — Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
  198. § 194 — Cognizance of offences by High Court
  199. § 195 — [ (1) No Court shall take cognizance
  200. § 196 — Prosecution for offences against the State
  201. § 196A — Prosecution for certain classes of criminal conspiracy
  202. § 196B — Preliminary inquiry in certain cases
  203. § 197 — Prosecution of Judges and public servants
  204. § 198A — Prosecution for defamation against public servants in respect of their conduct in the
  205. § 199 — Prosecution for adultery or enticing a married woman.
  206. § 199A — Objection by lawful guardian to complaint by person other than person aggrived
  207. § 199B — Form of authorisation under second proviso to section 198 or 199
  208. § 200 — Examination of complainant:
  209. § 201 — Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case
  210. § 202 — Postponement of issue of process
  211. § 203 — Dismissal of complaint
  212. § 203A — Complaint in case of Zina
  213. § 203B — Complaint in case of Qazf
  214. § 203C — Complaint in case of fornication
  215. § 204 — Issues of process
  216. § 205 — Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
  217. § 221 — Charge to state offence
  218. § 222 — Particulars as to time Place and person
  219. § 223 — When manner of committing offence must be stated
  220. § 224 — Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
  221. § 225 — Effect of errors
  222. § 227 — Court may alter charge
  223. § 228 — When trial may proceed immediately after alteration
  224. § 229 — When new trial may be directed, or trial suspended
  225. § 230 — Stay of proceedings if prosecution of offence in altered charge require previous sanction
  226. § 231 — Re-call of witnesses when charge altered
  227. § 232 — Effect of material error
  228. § 233 — Separate charges for distinct offences
  229. § 234 — Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
  230. § 235 — Trial for more than one offence
  231. § 236 — Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
  232. § 237 — When a person is charged with one offence, he can be convicted of another
  233. § 238 — When offence proved included in offence charged
  234. § 239 — What persons may be charged jointly
  235. § 240 — Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
  236. § 241 — [Procedure in trial of cases]
  237. § 241A — Supply of statements and documents to the accused
  238. § 242 — Charge to be framed
  239. § 243 — Conviction on admission of truth of accusation
  240. § 244 — Procedure when no such admission is made
  241. § 244A — Statement made under section 164
  242. § 245 — Acquittal
  243. § 245A — Procedure in case of previous convictions
  244. § 247 — Non-appearance of complainant
  245. § 248 — Withdrawal of complaint
  246. § 249 — Power to stop proceedings when no complainant
  247. § 249A — Power of Magistrate to acquit accused at any stage
  248. § 250 — False, frivolous or vexatious accusations
  249. § 250A — Special summons in case of petty offences
  250. § 260 — Power to try summarily
  251. § 261 — Power to invest Bench of Magistrates invested with less powers
  252. § 262 — Procedure 6[prescribed in Chapter XX] applicable
  253. § 263 — Record in cases where there is no appeal
  254. § 264 — Record in appealable cases
  255. § 265 — Language of record and Judgment
  256. § 265A — Trials before Court of Session to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
  257. § 265B — Procedure in cases triable by High Courts and Courts of Session
  258. § 265C — Supply of statements and documents to the accused
  259. § 265E — Plea
  260. § 265F — Evidence for prosecution
  261. § 265G — Summing up by prosecutor and defence
  262. § 265H — Acquittal or conviction
  263. § 265I — Procedure in case of previous conviction
  264. § 265J — Statement under section 164 admissible
  265. § 265K — Power of Court to acquit accused at any stage
  266. § 265L — Power of Advocate-General to stay prosecution
  267. § 265M — Time of holding sittings
  268. § 265N — Place of holding sittings
  269. § 337 — Tender of pardon to accomplice
  270. § 338 — Power to grant or tender pardon
  271. § 339 — Commitment of person to whom pardon has been tendered
  272. § 339A — Procedure in trial of person under section 339
  273. § 340 — Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended and his competency
  274. § 341 — Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
  275. § 342 — Power to examine the accused
  276. § 343 — No influence to be used to induce disclosures
  277. § 344 — Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
  278. § 344A — Conclusion of trial
  279. § 345 — Compounding offences
  280. § 346 — Procedure of Magistrate in cases which he cannot dispose of
  281. § 347 — Procedure when after commencement of trial, Magistrate finds case should be tried by
  282. § 348 — Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
  283. § 349 — Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
  284. § 350 — Conviction an evidence partly recorded by one presiding officer and partly by another
  285. § 350A — Changes in constitution of Benches
  286. § 351 — Detention of offenders attending Court
  287. § 352 — Courts to be open
  288. § 353 — Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
  289. § 354 — Manner of recording evidence
  290. § 355 — 1[Record in trials of certain cases by first and Second class Magistrates]
  291. § 356 — Record in other cases
  292. § 357 — Language of record of evidence
  293. § 358 — Option to Magistrate in cases under section 355
  294. § 359 — Mode of recording evidence under section 356 or section 357
  295. § 360 — Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
  296. § 361 — Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader
  297. § 363 — Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
  298. § 364 — Examination of accused how recorded
  299. § 365 — Record of evidence in High Court
  300. § 366 — Mode of delivering judgment
  301. § 367 — Language of judgment Contents of judgment
  302. § 368 — Sentence of death
  303. § 369 — Court not to alter judgment.
  304. § 371 — Copy of Judgment, etc
  305. § 372 — Judgment when to be translated
  306. § 373 — Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to 5[officer-in-charge of prosecution]
  307. § 374 — Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session
  308. § 375 — Power to Direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
  309. § 376 — Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
  310. § 377 — Confirmation of new sentence to be signed by two Judges
  311. § 378 — Procedure in case of difference of opinion
  312. § 379 — Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
  313. § 380 — Procedure in cases submitted by Magistrate not empowered to act under section 562
  314. § 381 — Execution of order passed under section 376
  315. § 382 — Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
  316. § 382A — Postponement of execution of sentences of imprisonment under section 476 or
  317. § 382B — Period of detention to be considered while awarding sentence of
  318. § 383 — Execution of sentences of 1[imprisonment for life] or imprisonment in other
  319. § 384 — Direction of warrant for execution
  320. § 385 — Warrant with whom to be lodged
  321. § 386 — Warrant for levy of fine
  322. § 387 — Effect of such warrant
  323. § 388 — Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
  324. § 389 — Who may issue warrant
  325. § 390 — Execution of sentence of whipping only
  326. § 391 — Execution of sentence of whipping, in addition to imprisonment
  327. § 392 — Mode of inflicting punishment
  328. § 393 — Not to be executed by instalments Exemptions
  329. § 394 — Whipping not to be inflicted if offender not in fit state of health
  330. § 395 — Procedure if punishment cannot be inflicted under section 394
  331. § 396 — Execution of sentences on escaped convicts
  332. § 397 — Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
  333. § 398 — Saving as to sections 396 and 397
  334. § 399 — Confinement of youthful offenders in reformatories
  335. § 400 — Return of warrant on execution of sentence
  336. § 401 — Power to suspend or remit sentences
  337. § 402 — Power to commute punishment
  338. § 402A — Sentences of death
  339. § 402B — Certain restrictions on the exercise of powers by Provincial Government
  340. § 402C — Remission or commutation of certain sentences not to be without consent
  341. § 403 — Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
  342. § 404 — Unless otherwise provided, no appeal to lie
  343. § 405 — Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
  344. § 406 — Appeal from order requiring security for keeping the peace or for good behaviour
  345. § 406A — Appeal from order refusing to accept or rejecting a surety
  346. § 408 — Appeal from sentence of Assistant Sessions Judge or [Judicial] Magistrate
  347. § 409 — Appeals to Court of Session how heard
  348. § 410 — Appeal from sentence of Court of Session
  349. § 411A — Appeal from sentence of High Court
  350. § 412 — No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
  351. § 413 — No appeal in petty cases
  352. § 414 — No appeal from certain summary convictions
  353. § 414A — No appeal from certain summary convictions under the law relating to price control
  354. § 415 — Proviso to sections 413 and 414
  355. § 415A — Special right of appeal in certain cases
  356. § 417 — Appeal in case of acquittal
  357. § 418 — Appeal on what matters admissible
  358. § 419 — Petition of appeal
  359. § 420 — Procedure when appellant in jail
  360. § 421 — Summary dismissal of appeal
  361. § 422 — Notice of appeal
  362. § 423 — Powers of Appellate Court in disposing of appeal
  363. § 424 — Judgments of subordinate Appellate Courts
  364. § 425 — Order by High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
  365. § 426 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal
  366. § 427 — Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
  367. § 428 — Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
  368. § 429 — Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided
  369. § 430 — Finality of orders on appeal
  370. § 431 — Abatement of appeals
  371. § 435 — Power to call for records of inferior Courts
  372. § 436 — Power to order further inquiry
  373. § 439 — High Court’s powers of revision
  374. § 439A — Sessions Judges powers of revision
  375. § 440 — Optional with Court to hear parties
  376. § 442 — High Court's order to be certified to lower Court or Magistrate
  377. § 464 — Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
  378. § 465 — Procedure in case of person
  379. § 466 — Release of lunatic pending investigation or trial
  380. § 467 — Resumption of inquiry or trial
  381. § 468 — Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
  382. § 469 — When accused appears to have been insane
  383. § 470 — Judgment of acquittal on ground of lunacy
  384. § 471 — Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
  385. § 472 — [Lunatic prisoner to be visited by Inspector General] Rep
  386. § 473 — Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
  387. § 474 — Procedure where lunatic detained under section 466 or 471 is declared fit to be released
  388. § 475 — Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend
  389. § 476 — Procedure in cases mentioned in Section 195
  390. § 476A — Forwording of cases for trial by Courts having jurisdiction
  391. § 480 — Procedure in certain cases of contempt
  392. § 481 — Record in such cases
  393. § 482 — Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 480
  394. § 483 — When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court within sections 480 and 482.
  395. § 484 — Discharge of offender on submission or apology
  396. § 485 — Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
  397. § 486 — Appeals from convictions in contempt cases
  398. § 487 — Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try offences referred to in section 195 when committed
  399. § 491 — Power to issue directions of the nature of a habeas carpus
  400. § 492 — Power to appoint Public Prosecutors
  401. § 493 — Public Prosecutor may plead in all Courts in cases under his charge Pleaders privately
  402. § 494 — Effect of withdrawal from prosecution
  403. § 495 — Permission to conduct prosecution
  404. § 496 — In what cases bail to be taken
  405. § 497 — When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
  406. § 498 — Power to direct admission to bail or reduction of bail
  407. § 498A — No bail to be granted to a person not in custody, in court or against whom no case is
  408. § 499 — Bond of accused and sureties
  409. § 500 — Discharge from custody
  410. § 501 — Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
  411. § 502 — Discharge of sureties
  412. § 503 — When attendance of witness may be dispensed with
  413. § 505 — Parties may examine witnesses
  414. § 506 — Power of 1* *Magistrate to apply for issue of commission, Whenever, in the course of
  415. § 507 — Return of commission
  416. § 508 — Adjournment of inquiry or trial
  417. § 508A — Application of this Chapter to commissions issued in Burma
  418. § 509 — Deposition of medical witness
  419. § 510 — Report of Chemical Examiner, Serologist etc
  420. § 511 — Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
  421. § 512 — Record of evidence in absence of accused
  422. § 513 — Deposit instead of recognizance
  423. § 514 — Procedure on forfeiture of bond
  424. § 514A — Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is
  425. § 514B — Bond required from a minor
  426. § 515 — Appeals from, and revision of, orders under section 514
  427. § 516 — Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
  428. § 516A — Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
  429. § 517 — Order for disposal of property regarding which offence committed
  430. § 518 — Order may take form of reference to District
  431. § 519 — Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
  432. § 520 — Stay of Order under Section 517,518 or 519
  433. § 521 — Destruction of libellous and other matter
  434. § 522 — Power to restore possession of immoveable property
  435. § 522A — Power to restore possession of moveable property
  436. § 523 — Procedure by police upon seizure of property taken under section 51 or stolen
  437. § 524 — Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
  438. § 525 — Power to sell perishable property
  439. § 526 — High Court may transfer case or itself try it
  440. § 527 — Power of Provincial Government to transfer cases and appeals
  441. § 528 — Sessions Judge may withdraw cases from Assistant Sessions Judge
  442. § 529 — Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
  443. § 530 — Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
  444. § 531 — Proceedings in wrong place
  445. § 533 — Non-compliance with provisions of Section 164 or 364
  446. § 535 — Effect of omission to prepare charge
  447. § 537 — Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error or omission in charge or other
  448. § 538 — Attachment not illegal, person making same not trespasser for defect or want of form in
  449. § 539 — Court and persons before whom affidavits may be sworn
  450. § 539A — Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servant
  451. § 539B — Local inspection
  452. § 540 — Power to summon material witness or examine person present
  453. § 540A — Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases
  454. § 541 — Power to appoint place of imprisonment
  455. § 543 — Interpreter to be bound to Interpret truthfully
  456. § 544 — Expenses of complainants and witnesses
  457. § 544A — Compensation to the heirs of the person killed, etc
  458. § 545 — Power of Court to pay expenses of compensation out of fine
  459. § 546 — Payments to be taken into account in subsequent suit
  460. § 547 — Moneys ordered to be paid recoverable as fines
  461. § 548 — Copies of proceedings
  462. § 549 — Delivery to military authorities of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
  463. § 550 — Powers of police to seize property suspected to be stolen
  464. § 551 — Powers of superior officers of police
  465. § 552 — Powers to compel restoration of abducted females
  466. § 554 — Power of High Courts to make rules for inspection of records of subordinate Courts
  467. § 555 — Forms
  468. § 556 — Case in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
  469. § 557 — Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
  470. § 558 — Powers to decide language of Courts
  471. § 559 — Provision for powers of Judges and Magistrates being exercised by their successors
  472. § 560 — Officers concerned in sales not to purchase or bid for property
  473. § 561A — Saving of inherent power of High Court
  474. § 562 — Powers of Court to release certain convicted Offenders on probation of good conduct
  475. § 563 — Provision in case of offender failing to observe conditions of his recognizance
  476. § 564 — Conditions as to abode of offender
  477. § 565 — Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender

Using this index carefully

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