when any person commits an offence on any ship or aircraft registered in 1[Pakistan] wherever it may
be,]
he may be dealt with in respect of such offence as if it had been committed at any place within
1[Pakistan] at which he may be found:
Political Agents to certify fitness of inquiry into charge. Provided that 2[notwithstanding anything in
any of the preceding sections of this Chapter] no charge as to any such offence shall be inquired into in
1[Pakistan] unless the Political Agent, if there is one, for the territory in which the offence is alleged to have
been committed, certifies that, in his opinion, the charge ought to be inquired into in 1[Pakistan]; and, where
there is no Political Agent, the sanction of the 3[Federal Government] shall be required :
Provided, also, that any proceedings taken against any person under this section which would be a bar to
subsequent proceedings against such person for the same offence if such offence had been committed in
1[Pakistan] shall be a bar to further proceedings against him under 4[the 5[Extradition Act, 1972 (XXI of
1972)]], in respect of the same offence in any territory beyond the limits of 1[Pakistan].
189. Power to direct copies of depositions and exhibits to be received in evidence. Whenever any
such offence as is referred to in section 188 is being inquired into or tried, the 6[Provincial Government]
may, if it thinks fit, direct that copies of depositions made or exhibits produced before the Political Agent or
a judicial officer in or for the territory in which such offence is alleged to have been committed shall be
received as evidence by the Court holding such inquiry or trial in any case in which such Court might issue a
commission for taking evidence as to the matters to which such depositions or exhibits relate.
B.Conditions requisite for Initiation of Proceedings
7[190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates.[(1) All Magistrates of the first class, or any other
Magistrate specially empowered by the Provincial Government on the recommendation of the High Court,
may take cognizance of any offence __
(a) upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence;
(b) upon a report in writing of such facts made by any police officer;
(c) upon information received from any person other than a police officer, or upon his own
knowledge or suspicion
1 Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for “ the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, which had
been subs. by A.O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, for “British India”.
2 Ins. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s. 44.
3 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Provincial Government”, which was previously amended by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.
4 Subs. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1927 (10 of 1927), s.2 and Sch. I, for “the Foreign Jurisdiction and Extradition Act, 1879”.
5 Subs. by Ord. 27 of 1981, s. 3 and 2nd Sch., for “Extradition Act, 1903”.
6 Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.
7 Subs., renumberred and omitted by Ord. 37 of 2001, s. 5354 (w.e.f. 1482001).
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