CrPC § 535 — Effect of omission to prepare charge

Statutory text (English)

(1) No finding or sentence pronounced or passed shall be
deemed invalid merely on the ground that no charge was framed, unless, in the opinion of the Court of
appeal or revision, a failure of justice has in fact been occasioned thereby.

(2) If the Court of appeal or revision thinks that a failure of justice has been occasioned by an omission
to frame a charge, it shall order that a charge be framed, and that the trial be recommenced from the point
immediately after the framing of the charge.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.535: 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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