CrPC § 265 — Language of record and Judgment

Statutory text (English)

(1) Records made under section 263 and judgments
recorded under section 264 shall be written by the Presiding Officer, either in English or in the language of
the Court, or, if the Court to which such presiding officer is immediately subordinate so directs, in such
officer's mother-tongue.

(2) Bench may be authorized to employ clerk. The 2[Provincial Government] may authorize any
Bench of Magistrates empowered to try offences summarily to prepare the aforesaid record or judgment by
means of an officer appointed in this behalf by the Court to which such Bench is immediately subordinate,
and the record or judgment so prepared shall be signed by each member of such Bench present taking part in
the proceedings.

(3) If no such authorization be given, the record prepared by a member of the Bench and signed as
aforesaid shall be the proper record.

(4) If the Bench differ in opinion, any dissentient member may write a separate judgment.
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Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.265: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 121, 122, 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. 121, 122) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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