CrPC § 204 — Issues of process

Statutory text (English)

(1) If in the opinion of a 2[Court] taking cognizance of an offence there is
sufficient ground for proceeding, and the case appears to be one in which, according to the fourth column of
the second schedule, a summons should issue in the first instance, 3[it] shall issue *[his] summons for the
attendance of the accused. If the case appears to be one in which, according to that column, a warrant
should issue in the first instance, 3[it] may issue a warrant, or, if 3[it] thinks fit, a summons, for causing the
accused to be brought or to appear at a certain time before such 2[Court] or (if 3[it] has not jurisdiction
4[itself]) some other 2[Court] having jurisdiction.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the provisions of section 90.

(3) When by any law for the time being in force any process fees or other fees are payable, no process
shall be issued until the fees are paid, and, if such fees are not paid within a reasonable time, the
[Court]
may dismiss the complaint.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.204: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 104, 105, 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. 104, 105) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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