CrPC § 265N — Place of holding sittings

Statutory text (English)

(1) The High Court shall hold its sittings at the place at which it held
them immediately before the commencement of the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972, or at such other place
(if any) as the Provincial Government may direct.

(2) But the High Court may, from time to time with the consent of the Provincial Government, hold
sittings at such other places within the local limits of its appellate jurisdiction as the High Court appoints.

(3) Such officer as the Chief Justice directs shall give prior notice in the official Gazette of all sittings
intended to be held for the exercise of the original criminal jurisdiction of the High Court.]
*CHAPTER XXIII. [OF TRIALS BEFORE HIGH COURTS AND COURTS OF SESSIONS.] Omitted
by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XIl of 1972), s. 2 and Sch.

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Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.265N: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 125, 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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