CrPC § 549 — Delivery to military authorities of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial

Statutory text (English)

(1) The
[Federal Government] may make rules
consistent with this Code and the
[Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of 1952), the Pakistan Air Force Act,
1953 (VI of 1953) and the Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961, ] (XXXV of 1961) and] any similar law for the
time being in force as to the cases in which persons subject to
[military,
[,naval] or air force law], shall be
tried by a Court to which this Code applies, or by Court-Martial, and when any person is brought before a
Magistrate and charged with an offence for which he is liable,
[to be tried either by a Court to which this
Code applies or by a Court-martial], such Magistrate shall have regard to such rules, and shall in proper
cases deliver him, together with a statement of the offence of which he is accused, to the commanding
officer of the regiment, corps, 3[ship] or detachment, to which he belongs, or to the commanding officer of
the nearest
[military 3[naval] or air-force station, as the case may be], for the purposes of being tried by
Court-martial.

(2) Apprehension of such persons. Every Magistrate shall, on receiving a written application for that
purpose by the commanding officer of any body of
[soldiers, sailors or airmen] stationed or employed at
any such place, use his utmost endeavours to apprehend and secure any person accused of such offence.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.549: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 195, 196, 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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