CrPC § 476A — Forwording of cases for trial by Courts having jurisdiction

Statutory text (English)

(1) If the Court in any case
considers that the person accused of any of the offences referred to in Section 476, sub-section

(1), and
committed in, or in relation to, any proceedings before it, should not be tried under that section, such Court
may, after recording the facts constituting the offence and the statement of the accused person, as
hereinbefore provided, forward the case to a Court having jurisdiction to try the case, and may require
security to be given for the appearance of such accused person before such Court, or, if sufficient security is
not given, shall forward such person in custody to such Court.

(2) The Court to which a case is forwarded under this section shall proceed to hear the complaint against
the accused person in the manner hereinbefore provided.]

Source and verification

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