CrPC § 250A — Special summons in case of petty offences

Statutory text (English)

(1) Any Magistrate of the first class specially
empowered in this behalf by the Provincial Government taking cognizance of any offence punishable only
with fine shall, except for reasons to be recorded in writing, issue summons to the accused requiring him
either to appear before him on a specified date in person or by an advocate or, if he desires to plead guilty to
the charge, without appearing before the Magistrate, to transmit to the Magistrate before the specified date,
by registered post or through a messenger, the said plea in writing and the amount of fine specified in the
summons or, if he desires to appear by an advocate and to plead guilty to the charge, to authorise, in writing,
such advocate to plead guilty to the charge on his behalf and to pay the fine:

Provided that the amount of the fine specified in such summons shall not be less than twenty-five percent nor more than fifty per cent of the maximum fine provided for such offence.

(2) Sub-section

(1) shall not apply to an offence punishable under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965
(W.P. Ordinance XIX of 1965), or under any other law which provides for the accused person being
convicted in his absence on a plea of guilty.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.250A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 118, 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. 118) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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