CrPC § 337 — Tender of pardon to accomplice

Statutory text (English)

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(1) In the case of any offence triable exclusively by the High
Court or Court of Session, or any offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, or
any offence punishable under section 211 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) with imprisonment
which may extend to seven years, or any offence under any of the following sections of the Pakistan Penal
Code (XLV of 1860), namely, sections 216A, 369, 401, 435 and 477A the 2[officer-in-charge of the
prosecution in the district] may, at any stage of investigation or inquiry into, or the trial of the offence, with
a view to obtaining the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in or
privy to the offence, tender a pardon to such person on condition of his making a full and true disclosure of
the whole of the circumstances within his knowledge relative to the offence and to every other person
concerned, whether as principal or abettor, in the commission thereof:
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Provided that no person shall be tendered pardon who is involved in an offence relating to hurt or qatl
without permission of the victim or, as the case may be, of the heirs of the victim.]
(1A) Every Magistrate who tenders a pardon under sub-section

(1) shall record his reason for so doing,
and shall, on application made by the accused, furnish him with a copy of such record:

Provided that the accused shall pay for the same unless the Magistrate for some special reason thinks fit
to furnish it free of cost.]
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(2) Every person accepting a tender under this section shall be examined as a witness in the
subsequent trial, if any.]
1[(2A) In every case where a person has accepted a tender of pardon and has been examined under sub-
section

(2), the Magistrate before whom the proceedings are pending shall, if he is satisfied that there are
reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is guilty of an offence, commit him for trial to the Court of
Session or High Court, as the case may be.]

(3) Such person, 2[unless he is already on bail], shall be detained in custody until the termination of the
trial 3* * *
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Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.337: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 125, 126, 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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