CrPC § 161A — Legal representation of victim of rape, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where an offence under section 354A,
section 376, section 377 or section 377B of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860) has been
committed or attempted to be committed, the police officer after recording the information under section
154 shall inform the victim, against whom such offences have been committed or attempted to be
committed, of his right to legal representation.—

(2) If the victim under sub-section

(1) requires free legal aid the police officer shall provide him the list
of lawyers maintained by the Provincial Bar Councils for this purpose.].

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.161A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 80, 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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