(s) "Policestation." “policestation” means any post or place declared, generally or specially, by
the 1[Provincial Government] to be a policestation, and includes any local area specified by the
1[Provincial Government] in this behalf :
(t) “Public Prosecutor.” "Public Prosecutor” means any person appointed under section 492, and
includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor and any person
conducting a prosecution on behalf of 2[the State] in any High Court in the exercise of its
original criminal jurisdiction :
(u) “Subdivision.” "Subdivision" means a subdivision of a district :
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(2) Words referring to acts. Words which refer to acts done, extend also to illegal omissions; and
Words to have same meaning as in Pakistan Penal Code. All words and expressions used herein and
defined in the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860), and not herein before defined, shall be deemed to have
the meanings respectively attributed to them by that Code.
5. Trial of offences under Penal Code.(1) All offences under the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860)
shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter
contained.
(2) Trial of offences against other laws. All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired
into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the
time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing
with such offences.
PART II
CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES
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CHAPTER II
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES
A. Classes of Criminal Courts
[6. Classes of Criminal Courts and Magistrates.(1) Besides the High Court and the Courts
constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be two classes of
Criminal Courts in Pakistan, namely:__
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I. Courts of Session;
II. Courts of Magistrates.
1 Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.
2 Subs. by A.O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Her Majesty” (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956).
3 Clauses (v) and (w), omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s.2 and Sch.
4 Subs. by Ord. 12 of 1972, s.2 and Sch. as amended by Act 23 of 1997.
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