CrPC § 199 — Prosecution for adultery or enticing a married woman.

Statutory text (English)

[No Court shall take cognizance of an
offence under section 497 or section 498 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860), except—
(a) upon a report in writing made by a police-officer on the complaint of the husband of the woman, or
in his absence, by some person who had care of such woman on his behalf at the time when such offence
was committed; or
(b) upon a complaint made by the husband of the woman or, in his absence, made with the leave of the
Court by some person who had care of such woman on his behalf at the time when such offence was
committed.]
[
Provided that, where such husband is under the age of eighteen years, or is an idiot or lunatic, or is
from sickness or infirmity unable to make a complaint, some other person may, with the leave of the Court,
make a complaint on his behalf:]
[
Provided further that where such husband is serving in any of
[the armed forces of Pakistan] under
conditions which are certified by his Commanding Officer as precluding him from obtaining leave of
absence to enable him to make a complaint in person, and where for any reason no complaint has been
made by a person having care of the woman as aforesaid, some other person authorised by the husband in
accordance with the provisions of sub-section

(1) of section 199B may, with the leave of the Court, make a
complaint on his behalf.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.199: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 99, 100, 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. 99, 100) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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