CrPC § 529 — Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings

Statutory text (English)

If any Magistrate not empowered by law to do
any of the following things, namely:-
(a) to issue a search warrant under Section 98;
(b) to order, under Section 155, the police to investigate an offence;
(c) to hold an inquest under Section 176;
(d) to issue process, under Section 186, for the apprehension of a person within the local limits of his
jurisdiction who has committed an offence outside such limits;
(e) to take cognizance of an offence under Section 190. sub-section

(1), clause (a) or clause (b) ;
(f) to transfer a case under Section 192;
(g) to tender a pardon under Section 337 or Section 338;
(h) to sell property under Section 524 or Section 525; or
(i) to withdraw a case and try it himself under Section 528;
erroneously in good faith does that thing, his proceedings shall not be set aside merely on the
ground of his not being so empowered.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.529: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 189, 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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