CrPC § 3 — References to Code of Criminal Procedure and other repealed enactments

Statutory text (English)

(1) In every
enactment passed before this Code comes into force in which reference is made to, or to any chapter or
section of, the Code of Criminal Procedure, Act XXV of 1861 or Act X Of 1872, or Act X of 1882, or to
any other enactment hereby repealed, such reference shall, so far as may be practicable, be taken to be
made to this Code or to its corresponding chapter or section.

(2) Expressions in former Acts. In every enactment passed before this Code comes into force the
expressions "Officer exercising (or 'having') the powers (or 'the full powers') of a Magistrate, “Subordinate
Magistrate, first class", and "Subordinate Magistrate, second class," shall respectively be deemed to mean
"Magistrate of the first class," "Magistrate of the second class" and "Magistrate of the third class"
[* * *]
[* * *] and the expression “Joint Sessions Judge” shall mean "Additional Sessions Judge".

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.3: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 19, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 19) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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