Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

CrPC § 530 — Irregularities which vitiate proceedings

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Statutory text (English)

If any Magistrate, not being empowered by law in this
behalf, does any of the following things, namely:-
(a) attaches and sells property under Section 88;
(b) issues a search-warrant for a letter, parcel or other thing in the Post Office, or a telegram in the
Telegraph Department;
(c) demands security to keep the peace;
(d) demands security for good behaviour;
(e) discharges a person lawfully bound to be of good behaviour;
(f) cancels a bond to keep the peace;
(g) makes an order under Section 133 as to a local nuisance;
(h) prohibits, under Section 143, the repetition or continuance of a public nuisance;
(i) issues an order under Section 144;
(j) makes an order under Chapter XII;
(k) takes cognizance, under Section 190, sub-section

(1) clause (c), of an offence;
(l) passes a sentence, under Section 349, on proceedings recorded by another Magistrate;
(m) calls, under Section 435, for proceedings;
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(o) revises, under Section 515, an order passed under Section 514;
(p) tries an offender;
(q) tries an offender summarily; or
(r) decides an appeal;
. (his proceedings shall be void.)

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.530: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 189, 190, 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. 189, 190) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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