CrPC § 436 — Power to order further inquiry

Statutory text (English)

On examining any record under section 435 or otherwise-
(a) the High Court may direct the Sessions Judge to require an judicial Magistrate subordinate to
him to make, and the Sessions Judge himself may direct 5[any] Magistrate subordinate to him to
make, further inquiry into any complaint which has been dismissed under section 203 or sub-
section

(3) of section 204, or into the case of any person accused of an offence who has been
discharged;
(b) the High Court or the Sessions Judge may direct 5[any Magistrate] to make further inquiry into
any proceeding in which an order of discharge or release has been made under section 119:

Provided that no Court shall make any direction under this section for enquiry into the case of a person
who has been released or discharged under section 119, unless such person has had an oppurtunity of
showing cause why such direction should not be made.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.436: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 161, 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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