CrPC § 128 — Use of civil force to disperse

Statutory text (English)

If, upon being so commanded, any such assembly does not disperse,
or if, without being so commanded, it conducts itself in such a manner as to show a determination not to
disperse, any 2* * * officer in charge of a police-station, 4* * *, may proceed to disperse such assembly by
force, and may require the assistance of any male person, not being an officer 5[,soldier, sailor or airman in
6[the Armed forces of Pakistan]] 7* * *, and acting as such, for the purpose of dispersing such assembly,
and, if necessary, arresting and confining the persons who form part of it, in order to disperse such assembly
or that they may be punished according to law [:]8
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Provided that for dispersing any assembly, firing shall not be resorted to except under the specific
directions of an officer of the police not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent or Deputy
Superintendent of Police.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.128: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 67, 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. 67) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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