CrPC § 181 — Being a thug or belonging to a gang of dacoits, escape from custody, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) The offence of
being a thug, of being a thug and committing murder, of dacoity, of dacoity with murder, of having belonged
to a gang of dacoits, or of having escaped from custody, may be inquired into or tried by a Court within the
local limits of whose jurisdiction the person charged is.

(2) Criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. The offence of criminal
misappropriation or of criminal breach of trust may be inquired into or tried by a Court within the local
limits of whose jurisdiction any part of the property which is the subject of the offence was received or
retained by the accused person, or the offence was committed.
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(3) Theft. The offence of theft, or any offence which includes theft or the possession of stolen
property, may be inquired into or tried by a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such offence
was committed or the property stolen was possessed by the thief or by any person who received or retained
the same knowing or having reason to believe it to be stolen.]

(4) Kidnapping and abduction. The offence of kidnapping or abduction may be inquired into or tried
by a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the person kidnapped or abducted was kidnapped or
abducted or was conveyed or concealed or detained.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.181: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 91, 92, 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. 91, 92) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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