CrPC § 196A — Prosecution for certain classes of criminal conspiracy

Statutory text (English)

No Court shall take cognizance of the
offence of criminal conspiracy punishable under section 120B of the Pakistan Penal Code, (XLV of 1860).

(1) in a case where the object of the conspiracy is to commit either an illegal act other than an offence,
or a legal act by illegal means, or an offence to which the provisions of section 196 apply, unless upon
complaint made by order or under authority from 5[the 6[Federal Government], or the Provincial
Government concerned, or some officer empowered in this behalf by either of the two Governments], or

(2) in a case where the object of the conspiracy is to commit any non-cognizable offence, or a
cognizable offence not punishable with death,
[imprisonment for life] or rigorous imprisonment for a term
of two years or upwards, unless the
[Provincial Government], or a 10* * *
[Officer-in-charge of the
prosecution in the district] empowered in this behalf by the 9[Provincial Government], has, by order in
writing, consented to the initiation of the proceedings:

Provided that where the criminal conspiracy is one to which the provisions of sub-section
[
(4)] of
section 195 apply no such consent shall be necessary.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.196A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 97, 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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