CrPC § 57 — Refusal to give name and residence

Statutory text (English)

(1) When any person who in the presence of a
police-officer has committed or has been accused of committing a non-cognizable offence refuses,
on demand of such officer, to give his name and residence or gives a name or residence which such
officer has reason to believe to be false, he may be arrested by such officer in order that his name
or residence may be ascertained.

(2) When the true name and residence of such person have been ascertained, he shall be
released on his executing a bond, with or without sureties, to appear before a Magistrate 3[having
jurisdiction,] if so required:

Provided that, if such person is not resident in 4[Pakistan], the bond shall be secured by a surety
or sureties resident in 4[Pakistan].

(3) Should the true name and residence of such person not be ascertained within twenty-four
hours from the time of arrest or should he fail to execute the bond, or, if so required to furnish
sufficient sureties, he shall forthwith be forwarded to the nearest Magistrate having jurisdiction.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.57: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 38, 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. 38) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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