code of criminal procedure

1. AN OVERVIEW OF THE
CODE OF CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE,1989
Zia Ur Rehman
Additional District & Sessions Judge
Senior Director Administration
KPJA, Peshawar

2. What is Law?
 What are types of laws?
 Who can Check validity of a law?

3. Law: Rules to Regulate Human
Conduct
 Right & duty : Phenomenon recognized by &
enforceable at law - both co-exist
 Offence : act or omission made punishable by
any law.

4. Types of Law
 Substantive : Create ,Define or extinguish any
right or obligation
 Procedural: Provide mechanism for
enforceability, in case of breach of duty or
infringement of right

5. Purpose of Procedural law
 Transparency
 Uniformity
 Disciple
 Systemization
 Recording
ensure due process
of law

6. Code of Criminal Procedure
 Act of No. V of 1898 (01—07-1998)
 For whole of Pakistan
 FATA & PATA Application; through special
Presidential or Governor’s Notification
 Part 1X (09)
 Chapters XLVI (46)
 Sections 565
 Schedule V(05) statement of offences, powers
of provincial magistrates, additional powers,
forms

7. Relevant Statutes
 Pakistan Penal Code (offences defined
Punishments prescribed)
 Special & Local Laws
 Qanoon-e- Shahadat (competence,
admissibility & Rules of Evidence)
 Police Act 2009 ( Prevention &
Investigation)
 Police Rules 1934

8. Types of Offences
 Cognizable --- Sec 4(4) – Sec 54/154 - Sec
155
 Non-Cognizable ----------- Sec 200, Sec 195 (1)
 Scope: Applicable to investigation inquiry &
trial under PPL & other law (see 5)

9. Scheme of CrPC
 Classes of Criminal Courts
 Courts of Sessions (SJ & ASJ)
 Courts of Magistrates ( see 30, 1st, 2nd & Class
III)
 Special Magistrates
 Subordination of Magistrates

10. Jurisdiction
 Eighth column of schedule II (PPC offences)
 Powers: High Court inherent
 Courts of session capital, death subject to
confirmation
 Magistrate See 30- 7 Yrs
1st 34 yrs + Rs 45000
2nd – 1 yr + Rs 150000
3rd - 1 month + Rs. 3000

11. Who can arrest
 Any police officer
 Magistrate
 Justice of Peace

12. When can Arrest
C I P S O D O R
A
Cognizable
Instrument of house
breaking rules
Proclaimed offend
Stolen property
Obstructs
Deserter
Outside
Pakistan
Released Convict breaking an
Adjoining Police Statio

13. Prevention of Offences
(Magistrate)
 Security Proceedings (Sec 106 to 126)
 Maintenance of Public Peace – (use of civil or
military force) (Sec 127 to 132)
 Unlawful assemblies

14. Public nuisance
1) Removal of nuisance: (sec 133 to 144)
 Any unlawful obstruction
 Trade or occupation injurious to health
 Construction of building or disposal of any substance
likely to occasion conflagration or explosion.
 Any building, structure of tree likely to fell & cause
injury.
 Destruction or confinement of any dangerous animal.
2) Condition order
3) Procedure & Disposal
4) can’t be called in question in civil court violation
culpable v/sec 188 PPC(compaint)

15.  Sec 144 Zila Nazim / DC
 Duration (2 consecutive days or 7 days in a
month kP DC & 2 Months)
 Violation culpable v/sec 188 PPC (through
complaint)
5) Absentee Order at once sec 144
to prevent nuisance

16. 6) Dispute regarding possession of
immovable property
 Attachment order (sec 145 to 148)
 Inquiry into possession
 Final order
 Order o civil Court shall previal
 Appointment of reciever
 Costs

17. Preventive Action of Police (sec
149 to 153)
 Commission of cognizable offence
 Power to Arrest to prevent
 Prevention of injury to public property
 Inspection of weights & measures

18. When an offence committed
 How to set the Law into motion
 FIR, if cognizable (sec 154)
 Complaint ( irrespective of nature of offence)
 Police Report, Daily diary, of non cognizable.
(sec 155)
 Rewely against Police, if refuse FIR petition
v/s 22-A to Justice of Peace

19. Investigation
 Site preservation
 Statements (161 & 164)
 Recoveries
 Arest ,Postmartem/ Death inquiries
 Remand , Confessions
 Discharge
 Bavf , Disposal of property (523, 550, 516,-A &
517)
 Challan /Interim ( Three Types)

20. Cognizance &Prosecution
 Role of magistrate ( sec 190)
 Prosecution against public servants ( sec 197)
 Prosecutors (sec 492,493)
 Withdranod (494)

21. Charge Sheet (ch. Xix sec 221 to
240)
 Contents
 Alteration
 Joinder
 Absentia proceedings ( sec 512)

22. Trial ( Procedure)
1) Magisterial (241 to 249-A)
2) Sessions/ High Court (265-A to 265-N)
3) Summary (260 to 265)
4) Recording of evidence
 Witness (353 to 365)
 Accused
5) Judgment
 Confirmation (366 to 374)

23. Protection against double
punishment
 Once convicted or acquitted not to be trial for
the same offence (sec 403 )

24. Miscellenous
 Appeal ( conviction acquitted suspension bail
sec (404 to 431)
 Revision ( sec 435,439 & 439-A)
 Postponement of trial / Lunatics (464 to 475)
 Habeas corpus ( sec 491)
 Bail bonds forfeiture & recovery ( sec 514)
 Exemption of accused ( sec 205 & 540-A)
 Courts power to summon material witness
(540)

25.  Q & A