CrPC § 95 — Procedure as to letters and telegrams

Statutory text (English)

(1) If any document, parcel or thing in such custody is, in
the opinion of any 5* * * Magistrate, 4* * * High Court or Court of Session, wanted for the purpose of any
investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, such Magistrate or Court may require the
Postal or Telegraph authorities, as the case may be, to deliver such document, parcel or thing to such person
as such Magistrate or Court directs.

(2) If any such document, parcel or thing is, in the opinion of any other Magistrate, 1* * *or District
Superintendent of Police, wanted for any such purpose, he may require the Postal or Telegraph Department,
as the case may be, to cause search to be made for and to detain such document, parcel or thing pending the
orders of any such 2* * * Court.
B.—Search-warrants

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.95: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 50, 51, 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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