Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

CrPC § 533 — Non-compliance with provisions of Section 164 or 364

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Statutory text (English)

(1) If any Court, before which a
confession or other statement of an accused person recorded or purporting to be recorded under section 164
or section 364 is tendered or has been received in evidence, finds that any of the provisions of either of such
sections have not been complied with by the Magistrate recording the statement, it shall take evidence that
such person duly made the statement recorded; and, notwithstanding anything contained in the Evidence
Act, 1872 (I of 1872), Section 91, such statement shall be admitted if the error has not injured the accused
as to his defence on the merits.

(2) The provisions of this section apply to Courts of Appeal, Reference and Revision.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.533: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 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. 190) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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