CrPC § 367 — Language of judgment Contents of judgment

Statutory text (English)

(1) Every such judgment shall, except as
otherwise expressly provided by this Code, be written by the presiding officer of the Court
[or from the
dictation of such presiding officer] in the language of the Court, or in English; and shall contain the point
or points, for determination, the decision, thereon and the reasons for the decision, and shall be dated and
signed by the presiding officer in open Court at the time of pronouncing it
[and where it is not written by
the presiding officer with his own hand, every page of such judgment shall be signed by him].

(2) It shall specify the offence (if any) of which, and the section of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of
1860) or other law under which, the accused is convicted, and the punishment to which he is sentenced.

(3) Judgment in alternative. When the conviction is under the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) and
it is doubtful under which of two sections, or under which of two parts of the same section, of that Code the
offence falls, the Court shall distinctly express the same, and pass judgment in the alternative.

(4) If it be a judgment of acquittal, it shall state the offence of which the accused is acquitted and direct
that he be set at liberty.

(5) If the accused is convicted of an offence punishable with death, and the Court sentences him to any
punishment other than death, the Court shall in its judgment state the reason why sentence of death was not
passed 3[.]
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[
(6) For the purposes of this section, an order under section 118 or section 123, sub-section

(3), shall be
deemed to be a judgment.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.367: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 140, 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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