CrPC § 17 — 1[Subordination of 2* * * Magistrates and Benches to Sessions Judge

Statutory text (English)

(1) All 2* * * Magistrates
appointed under sections 12 and [,14A], and all Benches constituted under section 15, shall be subordinate
to the Sessions Judge and he may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders consistent with this
Code and any rules framed by the Provincial Government under Section 16, as to the distribution of
business among such Magistrates and Benches.

(2) Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges to Sessions Judge. All Assistant Sessions Judges shall
be subordinate to the Sessions Judge in whose Court they exercise jurisdiction, and he may, from time to
time, make rules consistent with this Code as to the distribution of business among such, Assistant Sessions
Judges.

(3) The Sessions Judge may also, when he himself is unavoidably absent or incapable of acting, make
provision for the disposal of any urgent application by an Additional or Assistant Sessions Judge or, if there
be no Additional or Assistant Judge, by [2* * *] such Judge or Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to deal with
any such application. 2* * *
D-Courts of Presidency Magistrates.
18 to 21. [Appointment of Presidency Magistrates. Benches, Local limits of Jurisdiction. Chief
Presidency Magistrate.] Omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
E.-Justices of the Peace

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Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.17: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 25, 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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