CrPC § 361 — Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader

Statutory text (English)

(1) Whenever any evidence is
given in a language not understood by the accused, and he is present in person, it shall be
interpreted to him in open Court in a language understood by him.

(2) If he appears by pleader and the evidence is given in a language other than the language of
the Court, and not understood by the pleader, it shall be interpreted to such pleader in that
language.

(3) When documents are put in for the purpose of formal proof, it shall be in the discretion of
the Court to interpret as much thereof as appears necessary.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.361: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 138, 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. 138) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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