CrPC § 546 — Payments to be taken into account in subsequent suit

Statutory text (English)

At the time of awarding compensation in
any subsequent civil suit relating to the same matter, the Court shall take into account any sum paid or
recovered as compensation under section
[544-A or section] 545.
[546 A.Order of payment of certain fees paid by complainant in non-cognizable cases.- Whenever
any complaint of a non-cognizable offence is made to a Court, the Court, if it convicts the accused, may in
addition to the penalty imposed upon him, order him to pay to the complainant--
(a) the fee (if any) paid on the petition of complaint or for the examination of the complainant, and
(b) any fees paid by the complainant for serving processes on his witnesses or on the accused
and may further order that, in default of payment, the accused shall suffer simple imprisonment for a period
not exceeding thirty days.

(2) An order under this section may also be made by an Appellate Court, or by the High Court, when
exercising its powers of revision.]

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Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.546: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 195, 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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