CrPC § 200 — Examination of complainant:

Statutory text (English)

* * *, a Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on complaint
shall at once examine the complainant upon oath, and the substance of the examination shall be reduced to
writing and shall be signed by the complainant, and also by the Magistrate:

Provided as follows:
(a) when the complaint is made in writing, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require a
Magistrate to examine the complainant before transferring the case under section 192,
[or
sending it to the Court of Session];
3[(aa) when the complaint is made in writing nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require
the examination of a complainant in any case in which the complaint has been made by a Court
or by a public servant acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duties;]
4* * * * *
(c) when the case has been transferred under section 192 and the Magistrate so transferring it has
already examined the complainant, the Magistrate to whom it is so transferred shall not be
bound to re-examine the complainant.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.200: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 101, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

Verification status: verified · Text status: auto_transcribed_verified_source

The record cites an official source, but its transcription is automated or only partly checked; a human re-check is pending.

Official Urdu text status: pending_official_urdu_text. Where official Urdu wording has not been sourced, Qanoon does not substitute an unverified translation for the statutory text.

Historical text notes

1 historical record is linked to this section. Historical wording may be incomplete or pending verification; it is not presented as current law.

• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 101) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

Read this provision with care

This is a public reference to a stored statute record, not legal advice or a case-specific interpretation. Check the latest official gazette, applicable amendments and jurisdiction before relying on the text. A citation and verification label describe the record in this app; they cannot confirm that no later change has occurred. For a real legal matter, consult a licensed advocate.

Use the full CrPC section index to compare nearby provisions, or return to search.