CrPC § 87 — Proclamation for person absconding

Statutory text (English)

(1) If any Court 5[is satisfied after taking evidence] that any
person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such
warrant cannot be executed, such Court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a
specified place and at a specified time not less than thirty days from the date of publishing such
proclamation.

(2) The proclamation shall be published as follows:-
(a) it shall be publicly read in some conspicuous place of the town or village in which such person
ordinarily resides ;
(b) it shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which such person
ordinarily resides or to some conspicuous place of such town or village; and
(c) a copy thereof shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the Court-house.

(3) A statement in writing by the Court issuing the proclamation to the effect that the proclamation was
duly published on a specified day shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of this section have
been complied with,and that the proclamation was published on such day.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.87: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 45, 46, 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. 45, 46) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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