[439A. Sessions Judges powers of revision._(1) In the case of any proceeding before a Magistrate the
record of which has been called for by the Sessions Judge or which otherwise comes to his knowledge, the
Sessions Judge may exercise any of the powers conferred on the High Court by section 439.
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(2) An Additional Sessions Judge shall have and may exercise all the powers of a Sessions Judge
under this Chapter in respect of any case which may be transferred to him under any general or special
order of the Sessions Judge.]
440. Optional with Court to hear parties. No party has any right to be heard either personally or by
pleader before any Court when exercising its powers of revision :
Provided that the Court may, if it thinks fit, when exercising such powers, hear any party either
personally or by pleader, and that nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect section 439, subsection
(2).
441. [Statement by Presidency Magistrate of grounds of his decision to be considered by High
Court.] Omitted by A.O., 1949, Schedule.
442. High Court's order to be certified to lower Court or Magistrate. When a case is revised under
this Chapter by the High Court, it shall, in manner hereinbefore provided by section 425, certify its decision
or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order revised was recorded or passed, and the Court
or Magistrate to which the decision or order is so certified shall thereupon make such orders as are
conformable to the decision so certified ; and, if necessary, the record shall be amended in
accordance therewith.
PART VIII
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER XXXIII._ [SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CASES IN WHICH EUROPEAN AND
PAKISTAN BRITISH SUBJECTS ARE CONCERNED.] Omitted by the Criminal Law (Extinction of
Discriminatory Privileges) Act, 1949 (II of 1950), Schedule.
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CHAPTER XXXIV
LUNATICS
464. Procedure in case of accused being lunatic.(1) When a Magistrate holding an inquiry or a trial
has reason to believe that the accused is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his
defence, the Magistrate shall inquire into the fact of such unsoundness, and shall cause such person to be
examined by the Civil Surgeon of the district or such other medical officer as the 3[Provincial Government]
directs, and thereupon shall examine such Surgeon or other officer as a witness, and shall reduce the
examination to writing.
1 New section 439A ins. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s.2 and Sch.
2 Chapter XXXIII (Section 443 to 449) was subs. for the original Chapter XXXIII (sections 443 to 463) by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923 (12 of 1923), s.27.
3 Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G”.
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