CrPC § 476 — Procedure in cases mentioned in Section 195

Statutory text (English)

(1) When any offence referred to in section 195,
sub-section

(1), clause(b) or clause (c), has been committed in or in relation to, a proceeding in any Civil,
Revenue or Criminal Court, the Court may take cognizance of the offence and try the same in accordance
with the procedure prescribed for summary trials in Chapter XXII.

(2) When in any case tried under sub-section

(1) the Court finds the offender guilty, it may,
notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section

(2) of section 262-
(a) pass any sentence on the offender authorised by law for such offence, except a sentence of
death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment exceeding five years, if such Court be a High
Court, a Court of Session, a District Court or any Court exercising the power of a Court of
Session or a District Court ;
(b) sentence the offender to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or
to pay a fine not exceeding
[one thousand rupees] or both, if such Court be a Court of a
Magistrate of the First Class, a Civil Court other than a High Court, a District Court or a Court
exercising the powers of a District Court, or a Revenue Court not inferior to the Court of
Collector ;
(c) sentence the offender to simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to pay a
fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or both, if such Court be a Criminal Court or a Revenue Court
other than a Court referred to in clause (a) or clause (b).

(3) The powers conferred on Civil, Revenue and Criminal Courts under this section may be exercised in
respect of any offence referred to in sub-section

(1) and alleged to have been committed in relation to any
proceeding in such Court by the Court to which such former Court is subordinate within the meaning of sub-
section

(3) of section 195.

(4) Any person sentenced by any Court under this section may, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore
contained, appeal-
(a) in the case of a sentence by the High Court, to the Supreme Court ;
(b) in the case of a sentence by a Court of Session, or District Courts, or a Court
exercising the powers of a Court of Session or a District Court, to the High Court ;
and
(c) in any other case, to the Sessions Judge.

(5) The provisions of Chapter XXXI shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to appeals under this
section and the Appellate Court may alter the finding or reduce or enhance the sentence appealed against.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.476: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 167, 168, 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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