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Section 1 of Chapter I in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Short Title and Commencement): What does it say? | (1) This Act may be called the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; and it shall come into force on the first day of July 1898. (2) Extent: It extends to the whole of, Pakistan but, in the absence of any specific provision to the contrary, nothing herein, cont ained shall affect any special or local law, new in force, or ... |
What is Section 3 of Chapter I of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (References to Code of Criminal Procedure and other repealed enactments) about? | in every enactment passed before this Code comes into force in which reference is made to, or to any Chapter or section of the C ode of Criminal Procedure, Act XXV of 1861 or Act X Of 1872, or Act X of 1882, or to any other enactment hereby repealed, such, reference so far as may be practical be taken to be made to thi... |
What is stated in Section 4 of Chapter I of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Definitions)? | (1) In this Code the following word s and expressions have the following meanings, unless a different intention appear s from the subject or content:- (a)"Advocate-General: "Advocate-General includes also a Government Advocate or, where there is no Advocate-General or Gove rnment Advocate, such officer as the Provincia... |
What is stated in Section 5 of Chapter I of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Trial of offences under Penal Code)? | (1) All offences, under the Pakistan Penal Code Shall be investigated, enquir ed into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. (2) Trial of offences against other laws : All offences under any other law shall be investigated, enquired into, tried, and other wise dealt with acc... |
Can you explain Section 6 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Classes of Criminal C ourts and Magistrates)? | (1) Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time bei ng in force, there shall be two classes of Criminal Courts in Pakistan, namely:- (i) Courts of Session; (ii) Courts of Magistrate. [(2) There shall be the following classes of Magistrate, namely:- (i) Magistrate o... |
What is stated in Section 7 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Sessions division s and districts)? | (1) Each Province shall consist of sessions divisions; and every sessions division shall, for the purposes of this Code, be a district or consist of districts. (2) Power to alter divi sions and districts: The Provincial Go vernment may alter the limits or the number of su ch divisions and districts. (3) Existing divisi... |
What does Section 9 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Court of Session) deal with? | (1) The Provincial .Government s hall establish a Court of Session for every sessions division, and appoint a Judge of such Court. (2) The Provincial Government may, by general or special order in the official Gazette, direct at what place or places the C ourt of Session shall hold its sitting; but, until such order is... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 11 of Chapter II in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 ([Omitted by the Ordinance XXXVII of 2001 dt). | 13-8-2001.] |
What is Section 12 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Subordinate Magistrates) about? | (1) Provincial Government may appoint as many persons as it thinks fit to be Magistrate s of the first, second or third cl ass in any district, from time to time, define focal areas within which such persons may exercise all or any of the powers, with which they may respecti vely be invested under this Code. (2) Local ... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 13 of Chapter II in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 ([Omitted by the Ordinance XXXVII of 2001 dt). | 13-8-2001.] |
What does Section 14 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Special Judicial) deal with? | (1) The Provincial Government may, on the recommendation of the High Court, confer upon any person including a former Executive Magistrate all or any of the powers, conferred, or conferrable by or under this Code on a judicial Magistrate in respect to particular cases or to a particular class or particu lar classes of ... |
What is Section 15 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Benches of Magistrates) about? | (1) The Provincial Government may direct any two or more 9[judicial Magistrates] in any place to sit t ogether as a Bench, an may by order invest such Bench with any of the powers conferred. or conferable by or under this Code on a Magi strate of First, Second or Third Class, and direct it to exercise such powers in su... |
Could you describe the contents of Section 16 from Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Power to frame rules for guidance of Benches)? | The Provincial Government, may, from time to time make rules consistent with this Code for the guidance of Magistrate, Benches in any district respecting the following subjects:- (a) the classes of cases to be tried; (b) the times and places of sitting; (c) the constitution of the Bench for conducting. Trials;; (d) the... |
What is Section 17 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Subordination of Magistrates and Benches to Sessions Judge) about? | (1) all Magistrates appointed under section 12, 13 and 14 and all Benc hes constituted under section 15, shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge and he may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders consistent with this Code and any rules framed by the provincial government under Section 16, as to the dis... |
Section 22 of Chapter II in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Justice of the peace for the mufassil): What does it say? | Provincial Government, so far as regards the territories subject to its Admi nistration, may by notification in the official Gazette, appoint such persons resident within Pakistan and not bei ng the subjects of an foreign State as it thinks fit to be Justices of the peace within and for the local area mentioned in such... |
What is Section 22 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Appointment of Justices of the Peace) about? | The Provincial Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint for such period as may be 'specified in the notification, and subject to such' rules as may be made-by it any person who is a citizen of Pakistan and as to whose inte grity and suitability it satisfied to be a justice of the peace for a loc... |
Could you describe the contents of Section 22 from Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 ( A Justice of the Peace making an arrest in exercise of any powers under sub-)? | section (1) shall, forthwith, take or cause to be taken the person arrested before the officer incharge of the nearest police st ation and furnish such offi cer with a report as to the circumstances of the arrest and such o fficer shall thereupon re-arrest the person. (3) A Justice of the Peace for any local area shall... |
What is Section 25 of Chapter II of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Ex-Officio Justices of the Peace) about? | In virtue of their respective officers, the judges of the High Court are Justices of the Peace within and for whole of Pakistan, Sessions Judges 17[***] are Justices of the Peace within and for the whole of the territories administered by the Provincial Government under which they are serving. |
Section 28 of Chapter III in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Offences under Penal Code): What does it say? | Subject to the other provisions of this Code any offence under the Pakistan Penal Code may be tried-- (a) by the High Court, or (b) by the Court of Session, or by any other Court by which such offence is shown in the eighth column of the Second Schedule to be triable. Proviso: [Omitted by the Ordinance, XXXVII of 2001,... |
Can you explain Section 31 of Chapter III of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Sentences which High Court and Sessions Judges may pass)? | (1) High Court may pass any sentences Authorised by law. (2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised by law; but any s entence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court. (3) An Assistant Session Judge may pass any sentence authorised by l... |
Can you explain Section 32 of Chapter III of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Sentences which Magistrates may pass)? | (1) The Courts of Magistrates may pass the following sentences namely:- a) Courts of Magistrates of the First Class; Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years including such solitary confinement as is authorized by law; Fine not exceeding forty five thousand rupees; arsh: daman whipping b) Courts of Magistrates... |
Section 34 of Chapter III in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Higher powers of certain): What does it say? | The court of a Magistrate, specially empowered under Section 30, may pass any sentence authorized by law, except a sent ence of death or of imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years. 34-A. Sentence which courts and Magistra tes may pass upon European British subjects: [omitted by the Criminal law (E xtinction of Di... |
Section 35 of Chapter III in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Sentence in case of conviction of several offences at one trial): What does it say? | - (1) When a person is convicted at one trial of two or more offences, t he Court may, subject to the provisions of section 71 of Pa kistan Penal Code sentence him, for such offences, to the several punishments prescribed therefore which such court is com |
Could you describe the contents of Section 36 from Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Ordinary Powers of Magistrates)? | All Magistrate have the powers hereinafter respectively conferred upon them and specified in the Third Schedule. Such powers are called "their ordinary powers". 37. Additional powers c onferrable on Magistrates: On the recommendations of the High Court, the Provincial Government may, in addition to the ordinary powers,... |
Section 38 of Chapter III in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Control of District Magistrate's in venting power): What does it say? | [Omitted by Ordinance, XXXVII of 2001- dt. 13-8-2001.] D.Conferment, Continuance an d Cancellation of Powers |
Please explain Section 39 of Chapter III of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Mode of conferring powers). | (1) In conferring powers under this Code the Provincial Government may by order empower persons s pecially by name, or in virtue of their office or classes or officials gen erally by their official titles., (2) Every such order shall take effect from the date on which it is communicated to the person so empowered. |
What is stated in Section 40 of Chapter III of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Powers of officers appointed)? | Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested with any powers; under this Code throughout any local area is appointed to an equal or higher office, of the same, nature, within a like local area under the same Provincial Government, he shall, unless the Provincial Government ot... |
What is stated in Section 41 of Chapter III of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1900 (Withdrawal of Powers)? | The Provincial Government may on the recommendations of the High Court, withdraw all or any power conferred by it under this Code on any person or Magistrate. |
What does Section 42 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Public when to assist Magistrates and Police) deal with? | Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate [Justice of the Peace] or police officer reasonably demanding his aid,-- (a) in the taking or preventi ng the escape of any other pers on whom such Magistrate; or police officer is authorized to arrest; (b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace, or in the... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 43 of Chapter IV in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant). | When a warrant is directed to a person other than a police officer, any other per son may aid in the execution of such warrant if the person to whom t he warrant is directed be hear at hand and acting In the execution of the warrant. |
Can you explain Section 44 of Chapter IV of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Public to give information of certain offences)? | (1) Every person, aware of the commission of or of [the intention of any other person to commit any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, namely, 121,121-A, 122. 123.123-A. 124,124-A, 125, 126, 130, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 153-A, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165. 168, 170, 231, 232,... |
What does Section 45 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Village Headman, accountant, landholders and others bound to report certain matters) deal with? | (1) Every village headman, village accountant,; village watch man, village police officer, owner or occupier of land, and the agent of any such owner or occupier incharge of the management of that land and every officer employed in the-collection of revenue or rent of land on he part of the Government or the Court of W... |
Can you explain Section 46 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Arrest how made)? | (1) In making an arrest the polic e officer or other person making the same shall actually touch or confine the body of the person to be arrested, unless there, be a submission to the custody by word or action. (2) Restating endeavour to arrest: If such person forcibly resi sts the 'endeavour to arrest him, or attempts... |
Please explain Section 47 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested). | If any person acting under a warrant of arrest, or any police-officer having author ity to arrest, has reason to believe that the person to be arrested has enter ed into, or is within any place, the person residing in, or being in charge of such plac e shall, on demand of such parson acting as aforesaid or such police-... |
What is stated in Section 48 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Procedure where ingress not obtainable)? | If ingress to such place cannot be obtained under Section 47 it s hall be lawful in any case for a person acting under a warrant and in any case in which a warrant may issue, but c annot be obtained without affording the person to be arrested an bpportunity of escape, for a police officer to enter such place and search... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 49 of Chapter V in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1900 (Power to break open doors and windows for purposes of liberation). | Any police officer or other person authorized to make an arrest may break open any outer or inner door or window of any house or place in order to liberate himself or any other person who, having lawfully entered for the purpose of making an arrest, is detained therein. |
Please explain Section 50 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (No unnecessary restraint). | The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape. |
Please explain Section 51 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Search of arrested persons). | Whenever a person is arrested by a police-officer under-a warrant which does not provide for t he taking of bail or under a warrant, which provides for the taking of bail but the person arrested cannot furnish bail, and whenever a person is arrested without warran t, or by a private person under a warrant, and cannot l... |
What is stated in Section 52 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Mode of searching women)? | Whenever it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search shall be made by another woman, with strict r egard to decency. |
Give a brief explanation of Section 53 of Chapter V in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Power to seize offensive weapons). | The officer, or other person making any arrest under Code may take from the person arre sted any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to the Cour t or officer before which or whom the officer or person making t he arrest is required by this Code to produce the person a... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 54 of Chapter V in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (When police may arrest without warrant). | (1) Any police-officer may, without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant arrest-- first, any person who has been concerned in any cognizable offence or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been so concerne... |
What is stated in Section 55 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Arrest of vagabonds, habitual robbers, etc.)? | (1) Any officer Incharge of a police station may in like manner, arre st or cause to be arrested-- (a) any person found taking precautions to conc eal his presence within the limits of such station, under circumstances which afford r eason to believe that he is taking such precautions with a view to committing a cogniz... |
What is Section 56 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant) about? | (1) When any officer incharge of a police- station or any police-officer making an investigation under-Chapter XIV requires any officer subordinate, to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully, be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to... |
Section 57 of Chapter V in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Refusal to give name and residence): What does it say? | (1) When any person who in the presence of a police-officer has committed or has been a ccused of committing a non-cognizable offence refuses, on demand of such o fficer, to give his name and residence or gives a name or residence which such officer has reason to believe to be false, he may be arrested by such officer ... |
What is stated in Section 58 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdiction)? | A police-officer may, for the purpose pf arresting without warrant any person whom he is authorized to arrest under this Chapter pursue such person into anyplace in Pakistan. [Explanation: In this section, '''police-officer' includes a police-officer acting under this Code as in, force in Azad Jammu and Kashmir]. Expla... |
What does Section 59 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Arrest by private persons and procedure on such arrest) deal with? | (1) Any private person may arrest any person who in his view commits a non-bailable and cognizable offence, or any proclaimed offender, and without unnecessary delay, shall make over any person so arrested to a police-officer or, in the absence of a police-officer, take such person or cause him to be taken in custody t... |
Section 60 of Chapter V in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer incharge of police-station): What does it say? | A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions her ein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case or before the officer incharge of a police-station. |
Please explain Section 61 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Persons arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours). | No police- officer shall detain in custody a person a rrested without warrant fo r period longer than, under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable and such period shall not, in the absence of a special order of a Magistrate under Section -167 exc eed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the j... |
Please explain Section 62 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1900 (Police to report apprehensions). | Officers incharge of police-stations shall report to the [Zila Nazim, District Superintendent of Po lice and District Public Safety Commission, set up under the Police Act, 1861 (V of 1861), simultaneously] , the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such... |
Could you describe the contents of Section 63 from Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Discharge of person apprehended)? | No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or on bail, or under the special order of a Magistrate |
What is Section 64 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Offence committed in Magistrate's presence) about? | When any offence is committed in the presence of a Magistrate wit hin the local limits of his juri sdiction he may himself arrest or order any person to arrest the offender and may thereupon, subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail commit the offender to custody. |
What is Section 65 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1900 (Arrest by or in presence of Magistrate) about? | Any Magistrate may at any time arrest or direct the arrest, in his presenc e, within the local limit s of his jurisdiction, of any person, for whose arrest he is competent at the time an d in the circumstances to issue a warrant. |
Please explain Section 66 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Power, on escape, to pursue and retake). | If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in Pakistan. |
What is Section 67 of Chapter V of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Provisions of Sections 47, 48 a nd 49 to apply to arrest under Section 66) about? | The provisions of Sections 47, 48 and 49 shall ap ply to arrests under Section 66, although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police-officer having authority to arrest. |
What does Section 68 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Form of summons) deal with? | -(1) Every summons issued by a C ourt under this Code shall be in writing in duplicate, signed and sealed by the presiding officer of such Court or by such other officer as the High Court may, fr om time to time, by rule, direct. (2) Summons by whom serve |
Section 69 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Summons how served): What does it say? | (1) The summons shall, if pr acticable, be served personally on the person summoned, by delivering or tender ing to him one of the duplicates of the summons. (2) Every person on whom a summon is to be served shall sign a receipt thereof on the back of the other duplicate. (3) Signature of receipt for Summons: Service o... |
What is Section 70 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Service when person summoned cannot be found) about? | Where the person summoned cannot by the exercise of due diligence be found the summons may be served by leaving one of the dupl icates for him with some adult male member of his family, and the person with whom the summons is so left shall, if so required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefore on the ba ck of... |
Section 71 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Procedure when ser vice cannot be effected as before provided): What does it say? | If service in the manner mentioned in Sections 69 and 70 cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected, the-serving officer shall affix one of the duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which the person summoned ordinarily resides; and thereupon the summons sha ll be deeme... |
Can you explain Section 72 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Service on servant of, State or of Railway Company)? | (1) Where the person summoned is in the active service of the St ate or of a Railway Company, the Court issuing the summons shall ordinarily send it in duplicate to the head of the office in which such person is employed, and such head s hall thereupon cause the summons to be served in manner provided by Section 69, an... |
Please explain Section 73 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Service of summons outside local limits). | When a Court desires that a summons issued by it shall be served at any place outside the local limits of its jurisdiction, it shall ordinarily send such summons in duplicate to a Magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the person summoned resi des or is to be there served. |
Can you explain Section 74 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Proof of service in such cases a nd when serving officer not present)? | (l)When a summons issued by a Court is served outside the local limits of its jurisdiction, and in any case where the officer who has served a summ ons is not present at the hearing of the case, an affidavit, purporting to be made befor e a Magistrate, that such summons has been served, and a duplicate of the summons p... |
What does Section 75 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Form of warrant of arrest) deal with? | (1) Every Warrant of arrest Issued by a Court under this Code, shall be in writing, signed by the presidi ng officer, or in the case of a Bench of Magistrates, by any member of such B ench and shall bear the seal of the Court. (2) Continuance of warrant of arrest: Every such warrant shall remain in force until cancelle... |
What is stated in Section 76 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Court may direct security to be taken)? | Any Court issuing a warrant for the arrest of any person may in its discretion direct by endor sement on the warrant th at, if such person execute a a bond with sufficient sureties for hi s attendance before the court at a specified time and thereafter, until otherwise direct ed by the Court, the officer to the warrant... |
Section 77 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Warrants to whom directed): What does it say? | (1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police-officers, but any Court issu ing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and, no .police-officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons shall execute the same. (2) Warra... |
What is stated in Section 78 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Warrant may be directed to landholders, etc.)? | (1) A [Magistrate of the First Class] may direct a warrant to any l andholder, farmer or manager of land within the district or sub-division for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or person who has been accused of a non-bailable off ence, and who has eluded pursuit. (2) Such landholder farmer or man... |
What does Section 79 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Warrant directed to police officer) deal with? | A warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whos e name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed. |
What is stated in Section 80 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1899 (Notification of su bstance of warrant)? | The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest shall notify the substance thereof to the per son to be arrested, and if so required, shall show him the warrant. |
Could you describe the contents of Section 81 from Code of Criminal Procedure, 1900 (Person arrested to be br ought before Court without delay)? | The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest sh all (subject to the provisions of Section 76 as to security) without unnecessary, delay br ing the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to pr oduce such person. . |
Section 82 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Where warrant may be executed): What does it say? | A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place in Pakistan. [Explanation : In this section, "warrant of arrest" includes a warrant of arrest issued under this Code as in force in Azad Jammu and Kashmir] Explan. added by Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act. Vlll of 1993. |
Section 83 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction): What does it say? | (1) When a warrant is to be executed outside the local limits of the jurisdiction of the C ourt issuing the same such Court may, instead of directing such warrant to a police-office r, forward the same by post or otherwise to any Magistrate or District Super intendent of Police withi n the local limits of whose jurisdi... |
Can you explain Section 84 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Warrant directed to police-offi cer for execution outside jurisdiction)? | (1) When a warrant directed to a police-officer is to be executed beyond the lo cate limits of the jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to a Magistrate or to a polic e-officer not below the rank of an officer-in-charge of a police station, within the local limit... |
Please explain Section 86 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Procedure by Magistrate before whom person arrested is brought). | (1) Such Magistrate or District Superin tendent shall, if the person arrested appears to be the person intended by the Court which issued the warrant, direct his removal in custody to such Court. Provided that, if the offence is bailable, and su ch person is ready and willing to give bail to the satisfaction of such Ma... |
Can you explain Section 87 of Chapter VI of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Proclamation for person absconding)? | (1) If any Court is satisfied after taking evidence that any person against whom a warr ant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, such Court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place and at a specified time not less th... |
Could you describe the contents of Section 88 from Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Attachment of property of person absconding)? | (1) the court issuing a proclamation under section 87 may at any time order the attachment of any property, movable or immovable or both, belonging to the proclaimed person. (2) such order shall authorize the attachment of any property belonging to such person within the district in which it is made and it shall author... |
Section 89 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Restoration of attached property): What does it say? | If within two years fr om the date of the attachment, any person, whose property is or has been at the disposal of Provincial Government, under sub-section (7) of Se ction 88 appears voluntarily or is apprehended and brought before the Court by whose order the property was attached; or the Court to which such Court is ... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 90 of Chapter VI in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Issue of warrant in lieu of , or in addition to summons). | A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered by this Code to i ssue a summons for the appearance of any person other than a juror or assessor, issue, after re cording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his arrest-- (a) if, either before the issue, of such summons, or after t he issue of the same but before the ... |
What does Section 93 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Provisions of this Chapter generall y applicable to summons and warrants of) deal with? | arrest: The provisions contained in this Chap ter relating to a summons and warrant, and their issue, service and execution, shall, so far as may be, apply to every summons and every warrant of arrest issued under this Code. E Special Rules regarding processes issued for service or execution outside Pakistan and proces... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 94 of Chapter VII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Summons to produce document or other thing). | (1) Whenever any Court, or, any officer incharge of a police-st ation considers that the production of any document or other thing is necessary or desirable for the purposes of ,any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code by or before such C ourt or officer, such Court may issue a summons, or ... |
Can you explain Section 95 of Chapter VII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Procedure as to letters and telegrams)? | (1) If any document, pa rcel or thing in such custody is, in the opinion of any Magistrate, High Court or Court of Session wanted for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry , trial or other proceeding under this Code, such Magistrate or Court may require the Po stal or Telegraph Authorities, as the case may be, to d... |
What is Section 96 of Chapter VII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (When search warrant may be issued) about? | (1) Where any Court has reason to believe that a person to whom a summons or or der under Section 94 or a requisition under Section 95, sub-section (1), has been or might be addressed, will not or would not produce the document or thi ng as required by such summons or requisition, or where such document or thing is not... |
What does Section 97 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Power to restrict warrant) deal with? | The Court may, if it thinks fi t, specify in the warrant the particular place or part thereof to which only the search or inspection shall extend; and the person charged with the execution of such warrant shall then search or inspect only tfte place or part so specified. |
Section 98 of Chapter VII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Search of house suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.): What does it say? | (1) If a Magistrate of the First Class, upon information and after such inquiry as he thinks necessary, has reason to believe that any pl ace is used for the deposit or sale of stolen property, or for the deposit or sale or manufacture of forged documents, false seals or counterfeit stamps, [bank notes, currency notes]... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 99 of Chapter VII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction). | When, in the execution of a search-warrant at any place beyond the loca l limits of the jurisdiction of the Court which issued the same any of the things for wh ich search is made are found, such things together with the list of the same, prepared under the provisio ns hereinafter contained, shall be immediately taken ... |
Can you explain Section 33 of Chapter VII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Inserted by Anti-Islamic Activi ties of Quadiani Group, Lahori Group and)? | Ahmadis (Prohibition and Punish ment) Ordinance (XX of 1984), 99-B. Application to High Court to set aside order of forfeiture: (1) Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, In respect of which an order of forfeiture has been made under Section 99-A [or any other law for the time being in... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 100 of Chapter VII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Search for persons wrongfully confined). | If any Magistrate of the First Class has reason to believe that any person is conf ined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may i ssue a search warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search fo r the person so confined; and such search shall be made in accordance... |
What is stated in Section 101 of Chapter VII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Direction, etc. , of search-warrants; The provisions of Sections 43, 75, 77, 79, 82,)? | 83 and 84 shall, so far as may be, apply to alt search-warrants issued under Section 96, Section 98, Section 99-A or Section 100. 102. Persons incharge of closed place to allow search: (1) Whenever any place liable to search or inspection under this chapter is dosed, any person residing in, or being incharge of such pl... |
What does Section 103 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Search to be made in presence of witnesses) deal with? | (1) Before making a search under this chapter, the officer or other person abou t to make it shall call upon two or more respectable inhabitants of the lo cality in which the place to be searched is situate to attend and witness the search and may issue an order in wr iting to them or any of them so to do. (2) The sear... |
What does Section 104 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Power to impound document, etc., produced) deal with? | Any Court may, if it thinks fit, impound any document or thing produc ed before it under this Code. |
What is stated in Section 105 of Chapter VII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Magistrate may dir ect search in his presence)? | Any Magistrate may direct a search to be made in his presence of any place for the search of which he is competent to issue a search warrant. PART IV PREVENTION OF OFFENCES |
Section 106 of Chapter VIII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Security for keeping the peace on conviction): What does it say? | (1) Whenever any person accused of any offence punishable under Chapter VIll of the Pakist an Penal Code, other than an offence punishable under Section 143, Secti on 149, Section 153-A or Section 154 thereof, or of .assault or other offence involving a breach of the peace, or of abetting the same, or any person accuse... |
What does Section 107 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Security for keeping the peace in other cases) deal with? | Whenever [Magistrate of the First Class] is informed that any person is likely to commit a breach of the peace, disturb the public tranquillity or to do any wrongful act that may probably occasion a breach of the peace or disturb the public tranq uillity, the Magistra te if in his opinion there is sufficient ground for... |
Can you explain Section 108 of Chapter VIII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matter)? | Whenever [Magistrate of the First Class] has information that there is within the limits of his jurisdiction any person who, within or without such lim its, either orally or in writing or in any other manner intentionally disseminates or at tempts to disseminate, or in any wise abets the dissemination of- (a) any sedit... |
What does Section 109 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Security for good behaviour from vagrants and suspected persons) deal with? | Whenever a [Magistrate of the First Class] receives information- (a) that any person is taking precautions to c onceal his presence within the local limits of such Magistrate's jurisdiction, and that there is reas on to believe that such person is taking such precautions with a view to co mmitting any offence, or (b) t... |
What is stated in Section 110 of Chapter VIII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders)? | Whenever a [Magistrate of the First Class] receives information that, any person within the local limits of his jurisdiction (a) is by habit robber, house-br eaker, thief or forger, or (b) is by habit a receiver of stolen property knowing the sa me to have been stolen, or (c) habitually protects or harbour s thieves or... |
Section 111 of Chapter VIII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Proviso as to European vagrants): What does it say? | [Rep. by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923 (XI of'1923), Section 8}. 112. Order to be made: When a Magistrate acting und er Section 107, Section 108, Section 109 or Section 110 deems it necessa ry to require any person to show cause under such section, he shall make an order in writing, setting forth the substance o... |
Can you explain Section 113 of Chapter VIII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Procedure in respect of person present in Court)? | If the person in respect of whom such order is made is present in Court, it shall be read over to him or, if he so desires, the substance thereof shall be explained to him. 114. Summons or warrant in case of person not so present: If such person is not present in Court, the Magistra te shall issue a summons requiring h... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 115 of Chapter VIII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Copy of order under Section 112 to accompany summons or warrant). | Every summons or warrant issued und er Section 114 shall be accompanied by a copy of the order made under Section 112, and such copy s hall be delivered by the officer serving or executing such summons or warrant to t he person served with, or arrested under, the same. 116. Power to dispense wi th personal attendance: ... |
Please explain Section 118 of Chapter VIII of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Order to give security). | (1) If, upon such inquiry, it is proved that it is necessary for keeping the peace or maintaining good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made should execute a bond, with or without sureties the Magistrate shall make an order accordingly: Provided-- first, that no person sh... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 120 of Chapter VIII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Commencement of period for which security is required). | (1) If any person, in respect of whom an order requiring security is made under Section 106 or Section 118, is, at the time such order is made, sentenced to, or undergoing a sentence of imprisonment, the period for which such se curity is required shall commence on the expiration of such sentence. (2) In other cases su... |
Give a brief explanation of Section 121 of Chapter VIII in Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Contents of bond). | The bond to be executed by any such person shall bind him to keep the peace or to be of good behav iour, as the case may be, and in the latter case the commission, or attempt to commit, or the abetment of, any offence punishable with imprisonment, wherever it may be commi tted, is a breach of the bond. |
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🇵🇰 Pakistani Law Dataset — Structured Legal Acts of Pakistan
This dataset contains structured and machine-readable data extracted from 8 major Pakistani legal documents, parsed from official PDF versions. It covers Family Law, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law, and Evidence Law. Designed for use in legal AI, RAG pipelines, and LLM fine-tuning.
Built as part of the paper:
"Enhancing Legal Assistance with Large Language Models: A Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning and Retrieval-Augmented Generation Approach"
Ahmed et al. — submitted to PLOS ONE, 2025.
📁 Dataset Contents
| File | Description |
|---|---|
combined_legal_dataset.csv |
Merged file combining all laws for unified access |
2-limitation-act-1908-pdf_extracted.csv |
Legal time limits for filing civil suits and appeals |
Code_of_Criminal_Procedure_Structured.csv |
Procedural rules for criminal trials in Pakistan |
Muslim_Family_Laws_Ordinance_1961.csv |
Marriage, divorce, and inheritance law |
Pakistan_Penal_Code.csv |
Penal offenses and punishments |
Police_law.csv |
Police powers, operations, and duties |
Transfer_property.csv |
Property transfer, sales, mortgage, and lease |
qanun-e-shahadat_1984.csv |
Law of evidence — admissibility, testimony, documentation |
All files follow a standardized column schema:
Book | Chapter Number | Chapter Title | Section | Heading | Defination
🔍 How to Load in Python
from datasets import load_dataset
# Load the full combined dataset
dataset = load_dataset(
"heyIamUmair/pakistani-law-family-criminal-property",
data_files="data/combined_legal_dataset.csv",
split="train"
)
# Load a specific law
ppc = load_dataset(
"heyIamUmair/pakistani-law-family-criminal-property",
data_files="data/Pakistan_Penal_Code.csv",
split="train"
)
print(ppc[0])
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite:
@misc{ahmed2025legalcorpus,
author = {Ahmed, Umair},
title = {Pakistani Law Dataset: Family, Criminal and Property Acts},
year = {2025},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/heyIamUmair/pakistani-law-family-criminal-property}}
}
⚠️ For research purposes only. Not a substitute for professional legal advice.
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