CrPC § 480 — Procedure in certain cases of contempt

Statutory text (English)

(1) When any such offence as is described in section
175, section 178, section 179, section 180 or section 228 of the Pakistan Penal Code, (Act XLV of 1860) is
committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal or Revenue Court, the Court may cause the
offender 1* * * to be detained in custody and at any time before the rising of the Court on the same day
may, if it thinks fit, take cognizance of the offence and sentence the offender to fine not exceeding two
hundred rupees, and, in default of payment, to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
month, unless such fine be sooner paid.
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Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.480: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 169, 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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