CrPC § 185 — High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place

Statutory text (English)

(1)
Whenever a question arise as to which of two or more Courts subordinate to the same High Court ought to
inquire into or try any offence, it shall be decided by that High Court.

(2) Where two or more Courts not subordinate to the same High Court have taken cognizance of the
same offence, the High Court within the local limits of whose appellate criminal jurisdiction the proceedings
were first commenced may direct the trial of such offender to be held in any Court subordinate to it, and if it
so decides all other proceedings against such person in respect of such offence shall be discontinued. If such
High Court, upon the matter having been brought to its notice, does not so decide, any other High Court,
within the local limits of whose appellate criminal jurisdiction such proceedings are pending may give a like
direction, and upon its so doing all other such proceedings shall be discontinued.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.185: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 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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