CrPC § 147 — Disputes concerning rights of use of immovable property, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) Whenever any
3[Magistrate of the First Class] is satisfied, from a police-report or other information, that a dispute likely to
cause a breach of the peace exists regarding any alleged right of user of any land or water as explained in
section 145, sub-section

(2) (whether such rights be claimed as an easement or otherwise), within the local
limits of his jurisdiction, he may make an order in writing stating the grounds of his being so satisfied and
requiring the parties concerned in such dispute to attend the Court in person or by pleader within a time to
be fixed by such Magistrate and to put in writing statements of their respective claims, and shall thereafter
inquire into the matter in the manner provided in section 145, and the provisions of that section shall, as far
as may be, be applicable in the case of such inquiry.

(2) If it appears to such Magistrate that such right exists, he may make an order prohibiting any
interference with the exercise of such right:

Provided that no such order shall be made where the right is exercisable at all times of the year, unless
such right has been exercised within three months next before the institution of the inquiry, or where the
right is exercisable only at particular seasons or on particular occasions, unless the right has been exercised
during the last of such seasons or on the last of such occasions before such institution.

(3) If it appears to such Magistrate that such right does not exist, he may make an order prohibiting any
exercise of the alleged right.

(4) An order under this section shall be subject to any subsequent decision of a Civil Court of competent
jurisdiction.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.147: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 76, 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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