CrPC § 237 — When a person is charged with one offence, he can be convicted of another

Statutory text (English)

(1) If, in the case
mentioned in section 236, the accused is charged with one offence, and it appears in evidence that he
committed a different offence for which he might have been charged under the provisions of that section, he
may be convicted of the offence which he is shown to have committed, although he was not charged with it.
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Illustration
A is charged with theft. It appears that he committed the offence of criminal breach of trust, or that of
receiving stolen goods. He may be convicted of criminal breach of trust or of receiving stolen goods (as the
case may be) though he was not charged with such offence.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.237: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 112, 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. 112) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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