CrPC § 79 — Warrant directed to police-officer

Statutory text (English)

A warrant directed to any police-officer may also be executed
by any other police-officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or
endorsed.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.79: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 43, 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. 43) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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