Section 192: Certain offences triable by Registration Officer

192. Certain offences triable by Registration Officer.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, the Registration Officer, if authorized by the Commission, may— (a) exercise the powers of a Magistrate of the first class under the said Code in respect of the offences punishable under sections 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200,464 or 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860); and (b) take cognizance of any such offence and shall try it summarily under Chapter XX of the Code.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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