Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

CrPC § 442 — High Court's order to be certified to lower Court or Magistrate

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Statutory text (English)

When a case is revised under
this Chapter by the High Court, it shall, in manner hereinbefore provided by section 425, certify its decision
or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order revised was recorded or passed, and the Court
or Magistrate to which the decision or order is so certified shall thereupon make such orders as are
conformable to the decision so certified ; and, if necessary, the record shall be amended in
accordance therewith.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.442: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 163, 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. 163) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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