PPC § 19 — “Judge”

Statutory text (English)

The word “Judge” denotes not only every person who is officially designated
as a Judge, but also every person,–
who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive
judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, if
confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or
who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a
judgment.
Illustrations
(a) 1[* * * * * * *]
(b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has
power to sentence to fine or imprisonment with or without appeal, is a Judge.
(c) 2[* * * * * * *]
(d) 1[* * * * * * *]

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.19: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 33, 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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