CrPC § 244 — Procedure when no such admission is made

Statutory text (English)

(1) 4[If the Magistrate does not convict the
accused under the preceding section or] if the accused does not make such admission, the Magistrate shall
proceed to hear the complainant (if any), and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the
prosecution, and also to hear the accused and take all such evidence as he produces in his defence:
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Provided that the Magistrate shall not be bound to hear any person as complainant tn any case in
which the complaint has been made by a Court.]
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(2)The Magistrate may, if he thinks fit, on the application of the complainant or accused, issue [a
summons to any witness directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.]

(3) The Magistrate may, before summoning any witness on such application, require that his reasonable
expenses, incurred in attending for the purposes of the trial, be deposited in Court[:]
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Provided that it shall not be necessary for the accused to deposit any such expenses in Court in cases
where he is charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment exceeding six months.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.244: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 115, 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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