The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC)-Arrests, searches, trials and appeals.

 The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC)-Arrests, searches, trials and appeals.

Question 1: According to Section 6, how many main classes of Criminal Courts exist under the Code?

Answer: Two

Question 2: Which of the following is not a class of Magistrate under Section 6(2)?

Answer: Chief Magistrate

Question 3: According to Section 7, who has the power to alter the limits of sessions divisions and districts?

Answer: Provincial Government

Question 4: Section 9 states that a Court of Session is established by?

Answer: Provincial Government

Question 5: Who appoints Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges under Section 9(3)?

Answer: Provincial Government

Question 6: According to Section 12, the Provincial Government may appoint whom?

Answer: Magistrates of the First, Second, or Third Class

Question 7: Under Section 14, what is the title given to magistrates with special powers?

Answer: Special Judicial Magistrates

Question 8: Section 15 allows the Provincial Government to do what?

Answer: Form Benches of Judicial Magistrates

Question 9: Under Section 16, who frames rules for guidance of Magistrate Benches?

Answer: Provincial Government 

Question 10: Who are Magistrates and Benches subordinate to according to Section 17?

Answer: Sessions Judge

Question 11: Who are Assistant Sessions Judges subordinate to according to Section 17(3)?

Answer: Sessions Judge

Question 12: Who can appoint Justices of the Peace under Section 22?

Answer: Provincial Government

Question 13: Under Section 22-A, a Justice of the Peace has the same powers as a police officer under which sections?

Answer: Sections 54 and 55

Question 14: Which is not a duty of a Justice of the Peace under Section 22-B?

Answer: Prosecute criminals

Question 15: Who are ex-officio Justices of the Peace under Section 25?

Answer: Judges of the High Court and Sessions Judges

Question 16: According to Section 31(3), what is the maximum sentence an Assistant Sessions Judge can give?

Answer: Imprisonment not exceeding seven years

Question 17: A Magistrate of the First Class may pass a fine up to what amount?

Answer: Rs. 45,000

Question 18: What is the maximum total imprisonment for multiple convictions at one trial under Section 35?

Answer: 14 years

Question 19: What is the source of a Magistrate’s ordinary powers under Section 36?

Answer: The Third Schedule

Question 20: Who can withdraw powers conferred on a Magistrate under Section 41?

Answer: Provincial Government on High Court’s recommendation

Question 21: What must every charge under the Code state?

Answer: The offence with which the accused is charged

Question 22: Procedure of arrest is provided under which section of Cr.P.C?

Answer: Section 46

Question 23: As per Section 46(1), an arresting officer shall actually do what?

Answer: Touch or confine the body of the person

Question 24: When ingress is not obtainable, police may break doors under which section?

Answer: Section 48

Question 25: If there is a Parda Nasheen woman, what must be given before breaking in?

Answer: Notice

Question 26: As per Section 50, a person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than necessary.

Answer: Shall not

Question 27: Search of arrested person can be made under which section?

Answer: Section 51

Question 28: A woman shall be searched with strict what under Section 52?

Answer: Decency

Question 29: Offensive weapons shall be delivered to whom?

Answer: Court

Question 30: Police may arrest whom without warrant under Section 54?

Answer:  Proclaimed offender, Person having stolen property and Deserter from army

Question 31: Any officer in charge may arrest whom under Section 55?

Answer: Vegabonds , Habitual Robbers and Persons having no ostensive means of subsistence.

Question 32: Police may arrest even in non-cognizable offence under which section?

Answer: Section 57

Question 33: When a person accused of a non-cognizable offence does not provide true name or residence, he may be arrested under which section?

Answer: Section 57

Question 34: Any private person may arrest another in case of which offence?

Answer: Cognizable offence and Non-Bailable 

Question 35: If a private person arrests someone, he must hand over the arrested person to whom?

Answer: Police Officer

Question 36: Under Section 58, police may pursue an offender into where?

Answer: Any place in Pakistan

Question 37: Whoever commits a cognizable and non-bailable offence may be arrested by whom?

Answer: Both Police and Private person

Question 38: Under Section 59, a private person may arrest a person committing what?

Answer: A non-bailable and cognizable offence or any proclaimed offender

Question 39: An arrested person shall be taken before which authority under Section 60?

Answer: Magistrate having jurisdiction

Question 40: As per Section 61, no person arrested without warrant shall be detained for more than how long?

Answer: 24 hours

Question 41: Under Section 62, who reports to authorities about detention without warrant?

Answer: Station House Officer

Question 42: In absence of Zila Nazim, officer in charge reports to whom under Section 62?

Answer: DCO

Question 43: Judicial Magistrate may discharge an apprehended person during remand under which section?

Answer: Section 63

Question 44: Judicial Magistrate may arrest a person committing offence in his presence under which section?

Answer: Section 65

Question 45: If a person escapes from lawful custody, he may be re-arrested immediately under which section?

Answer: Section 66

Question 46: Section 75 deals with forms of what?

Answer: Warrants of arrest

Question 47: Proclamation for persons absconding is made under which section?

Answer: Section 87

Question 48: Court may issue summons under Section 94 to do what?

Answer: Produce document

Question 49: Any court may issue summons for production of documents for what purpose?

Answer: Trial

Question 50: Every summon under Cr.P.C must be signed and sealed by whom?

Answer: Presiding Officer of the Court

Question 51: Section 94 empowers whom to issue orders for production of documents?

Answer: Court and Officer Incharge of Police Station

Question 52: A person required to produce a document complies if he causes it to be produced instead of attending personally.

Answer: Any person

Question 53: As per Section 94(2), such a person shall be deemed to have complied if he causes the document to be produced.

Answer: Shall be

Question 54: Officer in charge of police station may issue what for production of document?

Answer: Written Order

Question 55: Officer in charge cannot issue order if document is in custody of whom?

Answer: Bank or Banker

Question 56: Any court may order which authority for delivery of document?

Answer: Postal authorities and Telegram authorities 

Question 57: According to Section 95, who may order postal authorities to produce documents?

Answer: All of these (High Court, Sessions, Magisterial Courts)

Question 58: Court may issue what under Section 96 when it believes document will not be produced?

Answer: Search Warrant

Question 59: Search warrants may be issued under which section for stolen property or forged documents?

Answer: Section 97

Question 60: Under Section 98, Magistrate of First Class may issue search warrants to police for what?

Answer: Forged documents, false seals, and counterfeit currency.

Question 61: Provincial Government may issue an order to seize any book or document containing what type of material?

Answer: Seditious and treasonable material

Question 62: Section 99-A of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 empowers which authority to declare seditious publications forfeited?

Answer: Provincial Government

Question 63: What remedy is available against an order of forfeiture made under Section 99-A of Cr.P.C?

Answer:  Application 

Question 64: Under Section 99-B, who can set aside an order of forfeiture upon application?

Answer: The High Court

Question 65: Under Section 100 of Cr.P.C, who may issue search warrants for wrongful confinement?

Answer: Magistrate

Question 66: A Judicial Magistrate is authorized to issue search warrants against wrongful confinement under which section?

Answer: Section 100

Question 67: Search must be conducted in the presence of how many respectable inhabitants of the locality under Section 103?

Answer: Two or more

Question 68: All items found during a lawful search under Section 103 shall be what?

Answer: Seized

Question 69: Refusal to attend a search under Section 103 constitutes an offence under which section of the Pakistan Penal Code?

Answer: Section 187

Question 70: As per Section 104, which authority may impound any document or item produced before it?

Answer: Any Court

Question 71: If an offence has a specific name, how should it be described in the charge?

Answer: By that name only

Question 72: If an offence has no specific name, how must it be described?

Answer: With sufficient part of its definition to inform the accused

Question 73: What must every charge include according to Cr.P.C?

Answer: The law and section under which the offence is charged

Question 74: What does framing a charge legally imply?

Answer: That legal requirements constituting the offence are fulfilled

Question 75: In which languages may a charge be written?

Answer: In English or the language of the Court

Question 76: When should previous convictions be stated in the charge?

Answer: If intended to affect sentencing

Question 77: What does a charge signify in terms of legal presumption?

Answer: That all elements of the offence are alleged to be met

Question 78: What particulars must a charge contain under Section 222?

Answer: Time, place, and person or thing involved in the offence

Question 79: What is the maximum period within which offences involving a gross sum may be combined in a single charge?

Answer: One year

Question 80: When must the manner of committing an offence be specified in a charge?

Answer: When Sections 221–222 do not give sufficient notice to the accused

Question 81: How are words in a charge interpreted legally?

Answer: In the sense assigned by the law under which the offence is punishable

Question 82: What is the effect of an error in the charge?

Answer: It matters only if it misleads the accused and causes injustice

Question 83: What power does the Court have under Section 227 of Cr.P.C?
Answer: To alter or add to any charge before judgment

Question 84: When can trial proceed immediately after alteration of charge?
Answer: If no prejudice is caused to the accused or prosecution

Question 85: If alteration of charge may cause prejudice, what can the Court do?
Answer: Adjourn or order a new trial

Question 86: What must the Court do if sanction is required for the altered charge?
Answer: Suspend proceedings until sanction is obtained

Question 87: How many offences of the same kind can be tried together if committed within one year?
Answer: Up to three

Question 88: Under what condition can multiple offences be tried together under Section 235?
Answer: If they form part of the same transaction

Question 89: What happens to remaining charges after conviction on one charge under Section 240?
Answer: They may be withdrawn and treated as acquitted

Question 90: Under Section 241-A, in which cases must the accused be given copies of witness statements and documents?
Answer: Cases based on police reports except summary or minor offences

Question 91: What is the minimum time before trial that documents under Section 241-A must be provided?
Answer: At least seven days before commencement of trial

Question 92: If the accused admits the offence under Section 243, what may the Magistrate do?
Answer: Convict the accused if no cause to the contrary is shown

Question 93: What can a Magistrate do under Section 245(1) if the accused is found not guilty?
Answer: Record an order of acquittal

Question 94: What does Section 244-A allow regarding statements recorded under Section 164?
Answer: They may be used as evidence if recorded before the accused and cross-examined

Question 95: At what stage can a Magistrate acquit an accused under Section 249-A?
Answer: At any stage if the charge appears groundless or conviction unlikely

Question 96: What is the maximum compensation a Third-Class Magistrate can award for false accusation under Section 250(2)?
Answer: Rs. 2,500

Question 97: Under Section 250-A, what is the minimum percentage of maximum fine specified in a special summons?
Answer: 25 percent

Question 98: Which of the following is not required under Section 242 when the accused appears before a Magistrate?
Answer: Immediate examination of witnesses

Question 99: What does Section 248 provide when a complainant withdraws the complaint before final order?
Answer: The Magistrate may permit withdrawal and acquit the accused

Question 100: Under Section 260, which offences may be tried summarily by a Magistrate of the First Class?
Answer: Offences not punishable with death or imprisonment exceeding six months

101. What is the maximum imprisonment that can be given in a summary trial under Section 262(2)?
Answer: Three months.

102. Which section requires that prosecution before a Court of Session must be conducted by a Public Prosecutor?
Answer: Section 265-A.

103. Under Section 265-C, what documents must be provided free of cost to the accused at least seven days before trial?
Answer: FIR, police report, statements under Sections 161 & 164, and related inspection and recovery notes.

104. At what stage can the Court acquit the accused under Section 265-K if conviction seems unlikely?
Answer: At any stage of the case.

105. What is the court’s duty when a person is charged with a previous conviction under Section 265-I?
Answer: Record the plea and take evidence if the conviction is not admitted.

106. In non-appealable summary trials, what need not be recorded under Section 263?
Answer: Full verbatim witness statements.

107. Under Section 264, what must be recorded in appealable summary trials?
Answer: Substance of evidence and the judgment.

108. A statement under Section 164 can be used as evidence if what condition is met under Section 265-J?
Answer: It was made in the presence of the accused and cross-examination opportunity was given.

109. What power does the Advocate-General hold under Section 265-L in High Court trials?
Answer: He may stay the prosecution before sentencing.

110. Section 404 of Cr.P.C. states that no appeal shall lie except as provided by the Code or law in force.
Answer: No appeal.

111. Appeal against rejection of an application for restoration of attached property is made under which section?
Answer: Section 405.

112. Appeal from a sentence of the High Court lies to which court?
Answer: Supreme Court.

113. There is no right of appeal in which type of cases?
Answer: Summary trial cases.

114. A prisoner may file an appeal or petition through whom?
Answer: The officer in charge of the jail.

115. A person whose application for delivery of property under which section is rejected may appeal?
Answer: Section 89.

116. Who may a person ordered to give security under Section 118 appeal to under Section 406?
Answer: Court of Session.

117. A person convicted by an Assistant Sessions Judge or District Magistrate for less than 4 years may appeal to whom?
Answer: Court of Session.

118. Appeal against an order requiring security for keeping the peace may be filed under which section?
Answer: Section 406.

119. A person whose surety is refused under Section 122 may file what under Section 406?
Answer: An appeal.

120. Under Section 406-A, appeal against refusal to accept surety under Section 122 lies to which court?
Answer: Court of Session.

121. A person convicted under Section 124-A PPC by a Magistrate may appeal to which court?
Answer:  High Court 

122. Appeal under Section 408 Cr.P.C. can be made against what order by a Magistrate?
Answer: Conviction.

123. An appeal under Section 408 may be made against conviction by whom?
Answer: Judicial Magistrate, Assistant Sessions Judge and Special Magistrate 

124. As per Section 408 Cr.P.C., appeal against conviction by Assistant Sessions Judge or Magistrate lies to which court?
Answer: Court of Session.

125. When an Assistant Sessions Judge awards 5 years imprisonment, appeal lies to which court?
Answer: High Court.

126. Assistant Sessions Judge may hear appeals against conviction orders passed by whom?
Answer: Magistrates of second or third class.

127. Under Section 409, who may hear appeals?
Answer: Sessions Judge , Assistant Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge.

128. Any person convicted by which court may appeal under Section 410 Cr.P.C.?
Answer: Sessions Court or Additional Sessions Judge.

129. Appeal under Section 410 may be filed against which order by Court of Session?
Answer: Conviction.

130. As per Section 410 Cr.P.C., appeal from Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge lies to which court?
Answer: High Court.

131. If prosecution fails to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, what is given to the accused?
Answer: Benefit of doubt.

132. Appeal to Supreme Court by a convicted person is made under which constitutional article?
Answer: Article 185.

133. Appeal cannot be made under Section 412 Cr.P.C. where the accused was convicted by whom?
Answer:   Magistrate of First Class, High Court and court of the sessions.

134. Under Section 412 Cr.P.C., if a person pleads guilty, appeal lies only regarding what?
Answer: Extent or legality of sentence.

135. When an accused pleads guilty before High Court, appeal can be made only about what?
Answer: Legality of sentence.

136. Appeal under Section 412 can be made on what ground?
Answer: Illegality of the sentence.

137. No appeal lies under Section 413 Cr.P.C. in which cases?
Answer: Petty cases.

138. Appeal cannot be made against what kind of orders?
Answer: Petty offences or summary convictions.

139. Where fine up to Rs. 2000 is imposed, appeal cannot be made under which section?
Answer: Section 414.

140. No appeal lies under Section 414-A when fine up to how much is imposed in price control cases?
Answer: Rs. 5000.

141. Appeal against an acquittal order may be filed under Section 417 by whom?
Answer: High Court, Court of Session, and Magistrate Court.

142. Within how many days may a person appeal against an acquittal order (other than by High Court)?
Answer: 30 days.

143. Appeal against acquittal under Section 417(5) for certain PPC offences must be decided within how long?
Answer: Six months.

144. How can a complainant appeal against an acquittal order under Section 417?
Answer: By special leave.

145. Appeal is considered what in relation to the original trial?
Answer: A continuation of the trial.

146. A complainant can appeal under which section against acquittal by any Court other than High Court within 30 days?
Answer: Section 417(2-A).

147. Under Section 418, appeal may be filed on what grounds?
Answer: Matters of law and fact.

148. Every appeal must be filed in what written form under Section 419?
Answer: Petition and Matter of fact 

149. When in jail, an appellant may forward his petition to court through whom under Section 420?
Answer: Officer in charge of the jail.

150. The appellate court may dismiss an appeal under which section if no sufficient grounds exist?
Answer: Section 421.

151. Appeal shall be ________ after giving reasonable opportunity to appellant or pleader under section 421 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: Dismissed

152. Notice of Appeal may be served to ________ under section 422 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: Appellant, Pleader or Accused 

153. Power of Appellate court has been enshrined under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: 423

154. Appellate court is empowered to ________.
Answer: Reverse an order of acquittal, Alter an order or Direct for trial 

155. Appellate court may direct to bring accused to under section 424 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: . Record evidence, hear an interim or Hear judgment 

156. The certificate regarding an order on appeal by High Court shall be sent to relevant Court through under section 425 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer:  District Magistrate

157. Appeal can be filed even after conviction under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: 426

158. Appellate court may ________ sentence of conviction on sufficient grounds under section 426(1) of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: Suspend

159. The High Court may issue a warrant of arrest against acquittal of accused under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: 427

160. Appellate court may ________ under section 428 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: Take additional evidence itself or direct such recording of evidence by other court 

161. Give your legal opinion as per Section 429 of the Cr.P.C. when judges composing the Court of appeal are equally divided in opinion regarding a criminal case ________.
Answer: It shall be laid before another judge of the same court

162. Appeal made under section 411-A (2) or 417 shall finally abate on death of accused under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: 431

163. Section ________, Cr.P.C deals with bail in bailable cases.
Answer: 496

164. Bail under section 496 of Code of Criminal Procedure is filed when any accused is ____.
Answer: Detained without warrant by in charge of police station

165. Magistrate is empowered to release accused on bail even ________ in Bailable offences.
Answer: Without application

166. Bail can be filed under section ________ in case of Bailable offence.
Answer: 496

167. Accused of Bailable offence is entitled to bail as a ________.
Answer: Matter of right

168. Show cause has to be given to ______ by court that why accused should not be released.
Answer: Prosecution

169. Section 497 of Cr.P.C deals with bail in cases of________.
Answer: Non-bailable offence

170. Section 497 of Code of Criminal Procedure has divided non-bailable offences into ________ categories.
Answer: Two

171. Court may not like to extend benefit of grant of bail to accused person _____ clause of section 497 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: Non-Prohibitory

172. Section 497(i), Cr.P.C deals with cases falling within ________ class.
Answer: Prohibitory class

173. Offences punishable with _______ fall into category of non-prohibitory clause of section 497 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: Death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment above 10 years

174. Grant of bail in non-bailable offences in non-prohibitory clause of 497 is ________ and refusal is an exception.
Answer: Rule

175. As per section 497(1) of the Cr.P.C, when any person accused of any non-bailable offence is arrested or detained without warrant by an officer in charge of a police station, or appears or is brought before a Court, he ________ released on-bail.
Answer: May be

176. Grant of Bail ________ deemed as acquittal of Accused.
Answer: Is not

177. Second Bail can be filed on ________ grounds.
Answer: Fresh

178. Bail can be filed on ________ ground due to delay in trial.
Answer: Statutory

179. Section 497(2), of Cr.P.C deals with cases of________.
Answer: Further inquiry

180. Basic ingredient of Section 497(2) of Cr.P.C is to release accused on bail is ________.
Answer: Case of further inquiry

181. Section 497(5) deals with________.
Answer: Cancellation of bail

182. Bail can be cancelled when order is ________.
Answer: Illegal, erroneous, or factually incorrect

183. Bail can be cancelled under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: 497(5)

184. Bail petition________ needs an affidavit.
Answer: Bail before arrest

185. Pre-arrest bail can be filed on ______ Motives on part of the complainant and the police.
Answer: Malafide or ulterior

186. Privilege of pre-arrest can only be availed by a person who surrenders before ________.
Answer: Court

187. Object of pre-arrest bail is to protect innocent person from ________ on basis of false implication.
Answer: Harassment, Disrespect or Humanitarian

188. Section 499 Cr.P.C deals with ________.
Answer: Bonds of accused and sureties

189. Any person who is released on bail shall execute one or more sureties under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure.
Answer: 499

190. Court shall issue an order of release to officer in charge of the jail under section ________ of Code of Criminal Procedure after executing required surety bond.
Answer: 501

191. According to section 500 of Code of Criminal Procedure court shall issue order of ________ for Accused after executing bond.
Answer: Release

192. According to section 501 of Code of Criminal Procedure court may issue warrant of arrest of a person released on Bail on account of insufficient sureties through ________.
Answer: A. Mistake, Fraud or Any other way 

193. Procedure of discharge of sureties is mentioned under section ________.
Answer: 502

194. As per section 502(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, all or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person released on bail may ________ apply to a magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants.
Answer: At any time

195. Section 503, Cr.P.C empowers Court of Session and High Court with power to _______.
Answer: Issue commission