Cr.P.C Section 530

Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.

If any Magistrate, not being empowered by law in this behalf, does any of the following things, namely:__

• (a) attaches and sells property under section 88;
• (b) issues a searchwarrant for a letter, parcel or other thing in the Post Office, or a telegram in the Telegraph Department;
• (c) demands security to keep the peace;
• (d) demands security for good behaviour;
• (e) discharges a person lawfully bound to be of good behaviour;
• (f) cancels a bond to keep the peace;
• (g) makes an order under section 133 as to a local nuisance;
• (h) prohibits, under section 143, the repetition or continuance of a public nuisance;
• (i) issues an order under section 144;
• (j) makes an order under Chapter XII;
• (k) takes cognizance, under section 190, subsection (1) clause (c), of an offence;
• (l) passes a sentence, under section 349, on proceedings recorded by another Magistrate;
• (m) calls, under section 435, for proceedings;
• (n) [-----]omitted by the Federal Law (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and Second Sch.
• (o) revises, under section 515, an order passed under section 514;
• (p) tries an offender;
• (q) tries an offender summarily; or
• (r) decides an appeal;

his proceedings shall be void.