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Section 206

Omission to frame charge

of Syariah Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 2001

State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 171 of 196
Section 206

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(1)

No finding or sentence pronounced or passed shall be deemed invalid merely on the ground that no charge was framed unless, in the opinion of the appellate court, a failure of justice has been occasioned thereby.

(2)

If the appellate court thinks that a failure of justice has been occasioned by the omission to frame a charge, it shall order that a new trial be had.