CrPC § 169 — Release of accused when evidence deficient

Statutory text (English)

If, upon an investigation under this Chapter, it
appears to the officer in charge of the police-station 1[or to the police-officer making the investigation] that
there is not sufficient evidence or reasonable ground of suspicion to justify the forwarding of the accused to
a Magistrate, such officer shall, if such person is in custody, release him on his executing a bond, with or
without sureties, as such officer may direct, to appear, if and when so required, before a
Magistrate empowered to take cognizance of the offence on a police-report and to try the accused or
[send]
him for trial.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.169: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 86, 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. 86) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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