CrPC § 371 — Copy of Judgment, etc

Statutory text (English)

, to be given to accused
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(1) In every case where the accused is
convicted of an offence, a copy of the judgment shall be given to him at the time of pronouncing the
judgment, or, when the accused so desires, a translation of the judgment in his own language, if practicable,
or in the language of the Court, shall be given to him without delay. Such copy or translation shall be given
free of cost:
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Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to cases tried summarily].
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(3) Case of person sentenced to death. When the accused is sentenced to death by a Sessions Judge,
such Judge shall further inform him of the period within which, if he wishes to appeal, his appeal should be
preferred.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.371: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 141, 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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