1[(3) The Federal Government may in the interests of justice and for protection and safety of
witnesses and investigators, transfer the investigation of any case from one place to any other place in
Pakistan.
(4) The investigating officer or the agency to which case is transferred under subsection (3), may
proceed from the stage the inquiry or investigation was left or may proceed with the case as if it had
been originally entrusted to him or the agency, as the case may be.
(5) On completion of investigation and before submission of report under section 173 of the
Code, the Federal Government may direct that the case falling in the jurisdiction of a particular Anti
terrorism court may be forwarded for trial to another Anti terrorism court anywhere in Pakistan, as
may be specified by the Federal Government in this behalf, in the public interests or for the safety
and protection of judges, public prosecutors or witnesses.]
2[28A. Impounding of passport of person chargesheeted under the Act. Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the passport of a person, who is
accused of an offence under this Act, shall be deemed to have been impounded for such period as the
Court may deem fit.
29. Trial before 3[Antiterrorism Court] to have precedence. A trial under this Act of an
offence by 3[an Antiterrorism Court] and the appearance of an accused before it, shall have
precedence over the trial of any other case against the accused in any other court, except the High
Court on its original side.
30. Modified application of certain provisions of the Code. (1) Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Code or in any other law, every scheduled offence shall be deemed to be a
cognizable offence within the meaning of clause (f) of section 4 of the Code and the words
“cognizable case” as defined in the clause shall be construed accordingly.
(2) Sections 374 to 379 of the Code shall apply in relation to a case involving a scheduled offence
subject to the modification that the reference to a “Court of Session” and High Court wherever
occurring therein, shall be construed as reference to 3[an Antiterrorism Court] and 3[High Court].
1 Added by Act, VI of 2014, s. 10.
2 Ins. by Act, II of 2005, s. 13.
3 Subs. by Ord. XIII of 1999, s.2.
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