CrPC § 409 — Appeals to Court of Session how heard

Statutory text (English)

Subject to the provisions of this section, an appeal
to the Court of Session or Sessions Judge shall be heard by the Sessions Judge or by an Additional Sessions
Judge or an Assistant Sessions Judge:

Provided that an Additional Sessions Judge shall hear only such appeals as the Provincial
Government may, by general or special order, direct or as the Sessions Judge of the division may make over
to him:

Provided further that no such appeal shall be heard by an Assistant Sessions Judge unless the appeal is
of a person convicted on a trial held by any Magistrate of the second class or third class].

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.409: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 154, 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. 154) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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