CrPC § 12 — Sub-ordinate Magistrates

Statutory text (English)

(1) The 1Provincial Government may appoint as many persons as it
thinks fit to be Magistrates of the first, second or third class in any district; and the Sessions Judge may, from
time to time, define local areas within which such persons may exercise all or any of the powers with which
they may respectively be invested; and shall direct one or more Magistrates of the first class to work as
Mobile Court to try any offence or such offences as may be determined under this Code.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of such persons shall
extend throughout such district.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code or in any other law for the time being in force; the
Mobile Court shall try such offences, in summary way, as provided in Chapter XXII of the Code.

(4) The Provincial Government or any officer authorized by the Provincial Government in this behalf,
from time to time, shall provide necessary facilities and the District Police Officer shall provide police force
and security to such Mobile Courts for their smooth functioning within their-territorial jurisdiction.

(5) The presiding officer of the Mobile Court shall send a daily return to the Sessions Judge containing
the details of each case cognizance of which is taken by such court alongwith names of persons,
addresses and offences with punishments imposed or such other details as may be prescribed by the Sessions
Judge.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.12: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 23, 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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