CrPC § 175 — Power to summon persons

Statutory text (English)

(1) A police-officer proceeding under section 174 may, by order in
writing summon two or more persons as aforesaid for the purpose of the said investigation, and any other
person who appears to be acquainted with the facts of the case. Every person so summoned shall be bound
to attend and to answer truly all questions other than questions the answers to which would have a tendency
to expose him to a criminal charge, or to a penalty or forfeiture.

(2) If the facts do not disclose a cognizable offence to which section 170 applies, such persons shall not
be required by the police-officer to attend a Magistrate's Court.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.175: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 89, 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. 89) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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