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Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

CrPC § 402B — Certain restrictions on the exercise of powers by Provincial Government

This page reproduces the English text stored for section 402B of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The statute citation and data status are shown below.

Statutory text (English)

Notwithstanding
any thing contained in section 401 or sectoion 402, the Provincial Government shall not, except with the
previous approval of the President, exercise the powers conferred thereby in a case where the President has
passed any order in exercise of his powers under the Constitution to grant pardons, reprieves and respites or
to remit, suspend or commute any sentence or of his powers under section 402A].

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.402B: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 151, 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. 151) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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