Constitution 1973 § Article 203DD — Revisional and other jurisdiction of the Court

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Court may call for and
examine the record of any case decided by any criminal court under any law relating to the enforcement
of Hudood for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding,
sentence or order recorded or passed by, and as to the regularity of any proceedings of, such court and
may, when calling for such record, direct that the execution of any sentence be suspended and, if the
accused is in confinement, that he be released on bail or on his own bond pending the examination of
the record.

(2) In any case the record of which has been called for by the Court, the Court may pass such
order as it may deem fit and may enhance the sentence:

Provided that nothing in this Article shall be deemed to authorise the Court to convert a finding
of acquittal into one of conviction and no order under this Article shall be made to the prejudice of the
accused unless he has had an opportunity of being heard in his own defence.

(3) The Court shall have such other jurisdiction as may be conferred on it by or under any law.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 203DD: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 100, 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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