CPC 1908 § 86A — Suits against diplomatic agents

Statutory text (English)

(1) No proceeding in any Court shall lie against a
diplomatic agent except in a case relating to—
(a) any private immoveable property situated in Pakistan held by him in his private
capacity and not on behalf of the sending State for the purpose of the mission ;
(b) a succession in which the diplomatic agent is involved as executor,
administrator, heir or legatee as a private person and not on behalf of the sending
State;
(c) any professional or commercial activity exercised by the diplomatic agent in
Pakistan outside his official functions.

(2) No measures of execution shall be taken in respect of a diplomatic agent except in cases
which come under clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section

(1) and in which such measures can be taken
without infringing the inviolability of his person or of his residence.

(3) The initiation of any proceedings in a Court by a diplomatic agent shall preclude him from
invoking immunity from jurisdiction under this section in respect of any counter-claim directly
connected with the principal claim.

(4) The immunity of a diplomatic agent under sub-section

(1) or sub-section

(2) may be waived
by the sending State; and any such waiver shall be express.

(5) Waiver of immunity in respect of any proceedings shall not be held to imply waiver of
immunity in respect of any measure of execution for which a separate waiver shall be necessary.

(6) In this section, 'diplomatic agent' in relation to a State means the head of the mission in
Pakistan of that State and includes a member of the staff of that mission having diplomatic rank.]

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.86A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 40, 41, 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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