CrPC § 222 — Particulars as to time Place and person

Statutory text (English)

(1) The charge shall contain such particulars as to the
time and place of the alleged offence, and the person (if any) against whom, or the thing (if any) in respect
of which, it was committed, as are reasonably sufficient to give the accused notice of the matter with which
he is charged.

(2) When the accused is charged with criminal breach of trust or dishonest misappropriation of money, it
shall be sufficient to specify the gross sum in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been
committed, and the dates between which the offence is alleged to have been committed, without specifying
particular items or exact dates, and the charge so framed shall be deemed to be a charge of one offence
within the meaning of section 234:

Provided that the time included between the first and last of such dates shall not exceed one year.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.222: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 106, 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. 106) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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