PECA 2016 § 30A — Remand

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where a person is detained for investigation, the investigating officer,
within twenty-four hours of the arrest, excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of
arrest to the Court, shall produce the accused before the Court, and may apply for remand of the
accused to police custody, or custody of any other investigating agency joined in the investigation for
which the maximum period allowed must not be more than fourteen days at one time:

Provided that, where an accused cannot within twentyfour hours be produced before the Court,
a temporary order for police custody or custody of any other investigating agency joined in the
investigation not exceeding twenty-four hours may be obtained from the nearest Magistrate for the
purpose of producing the accused before the Court within that period.

(2) No extension in time of the remand of the accused in police custody or custody of any other
investigating agency joined in the investigation shall be allowed, unless it can be shown by the
investigating officer, to the satisfaction of the Court that further evidence may be available and the
Court is satisfied that no bodily harm has been or will be caused to the accused:

Provided that the total period of such remand shall not in any case exceed thirty days.

(3) The Court shall be deemed to be a Magistrate for purposes of sub-section

(2).

Source and verification

Source citation: PECA 2016 (Act XL of 2016) s.30A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT, 2016' (incl. Act XXXVII of 2023 & Act II of 2025 amendments), p. 27, 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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