CrPC § 364 — Examination of accused how recorded

Statutory text (English)

(1) Whenever the accused is examined by any
Magistrate, or by any Court other than a High Court 1* * *, 2* * *,3* * *, the whole of such
examination, including every question put to him and every answer given by him, shall be recorded
in full, in the language in which he is examined, or, if that is not practicable, in the language of the
Court or in English: and such record shall be shown or read to him, or, if he does not understand
the language in which it is written, shall be interpreted to him in a language which he understands,
and he shall be at liberty to explain or add to his answers.

(2) When the whole is made conformable to what he declares is the truth, the record shall be
signed by the accused and the Magistrate or Judge of such Court, and such Magistrate or Judge
shall certify under his own hand that the examination was taken in his presence and hearing and
that the record contains a full and true account of the statement made by the accused.

(3) In cases in which the examination of the accused is not recorded by the Magistrate or Judge
himself, he shall be bound, 4* * *as the examination proceeds, to make a memorandum thereof in
the language of the Court, or in English, if he is sufficiently acquainted with the latter language; and
such memorandum shall be written and signed by the Magistrate or Judge with his own hand, and
shall be annexed to the record. If the Magistrate or Judge is unable to make a memorandum as
above required, he shall record the reason of such inability.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to the examination of an accused person under
section 263
* * *.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.364: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 138, 139, 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, 139) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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