CrPC § 114 — Summons or warrant in case of person not so present

Statutory text (English)

If such person is not
present in Court, the Magistrate shall issue a summons requiring him to appear, or, when such
person is in custody, a warrant directing the officer in whose custody he is, to bring him
before the Court:

Provided that whenever it appears to such Magistrate, upon the report of a police-officer
or upon other information (the substance of which report or information shall be recorded by
the Magistrate), that there is reason to fear the commission of a breach of the peace, and that
such breach of the peace cannot be prevented otherwise than by the immediate arrest of such
person, the Magistrate may at any time issue a warrant for his arrest.
1 Ss. 112, 113, 115 and 117 do not apply to an enquiry under s. 22 of the Sindh Frontier Regulation, 1892 (3 of 1892), or under s. 42 of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901 (3 of 1901).
2 Ss. 112 to 121 and 123 to 126 and s. 514 apply to all cases requiring security for good behaviour under s. 6 of the Punjab Frontier Crossing Regulation, 1873 (7 of 1873).

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Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.114: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 61, 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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