QSO 1984 § Article 4 — Judges and Magistrates

Statutory text (English)

No Judge or Magistrate shall, except upon the special
order of some Court to which he is subordinate, be compelled to answer any questions
as to his own conduct in Court as Judge or Magistrate, or as to anything which come to
his knowledge in Court as such Judge or Magistrate; but he may be examined as to
other matters which occurred in his presence whilst he was so acting.
Illustrations
(a) A, on his trial before the Court of Session, says that a deposition was
improperly taken by B, the Magistrate. B cannot be compelled to answer
questions as to this, except upon the special order of a superior Court.
(b) A is accused before the Court of Session of having given, false evidence
before B, a Magistrate. B cannot be asked what A said, except upon the
special order of the superior Court
(c) A is accused before the Court of Session of attempting to murder a police
officer whilst on his trial before B, a Sessions Judge, B may be examined as
to what occurred.

Source and verification

Source citation: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. X of 1984) Art. 4: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE QANUN-E-SHAHADAT ORDER 1984 (LAW OF EVIDENCE)' (P.O. No. X of 1984, last amended 2017-02-16 incl. Act No. IV of 2017), p. 11, 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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