CrPC § 348 — Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property

Statutory text (English)

(1)] Whoever, having been convicted of an offence punishable under ChapterXII or Chapter XVII of the
Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) with imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards, is again
accused of any offence punishable under either of those chapters with imprisonment for a term of three
years or upwards, shall 4[if the Magistrate before whom the case is pending is satisfied that there are
sufficient grounds 5[for the trial of the accused by the Court of Session or High Court, as the case may be,
send the accused for trial to such Court] unless the Magistrate 6[is competent to try the case and] is of
opinion that he can himself pass an adequate sentence if the accused is convicted:
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(2) When any person is sent for trial to the Court of Session or High Court under sub-section

(1), any
other person accused jointly with him in the trial shall be similarly sent for trial.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.348: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 133, 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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