Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 — Section 19: “Judge”

19. “Judge”. The word “Judge” denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person,– who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgment. Illustrations 1

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(b)A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment with or without appeal, is a Judge. Fifth.__ Every juryman, assessor, or member of a panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant ; Sixth.__ Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority ; Seventh.__ Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement ; Eighth.__ Every officer of l[the Government] whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to bring offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience ; Nineth.__ Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of l[the Government], or to make any survey, assessment or contract on behalf of l [the Government], or to execute any revenue-process, or to investigate, or to report, on any matter affecting the pecuniary interests of l[the Government], or to make, authenticate or keep any document relating to the pecuniary interests of l[the Government], or to prevent the infraction of any law for the protection of the pecuniary interests of 1[the Government], and every officer in the service or pay of l [the Government] or remunerated by fees or commission for the performance of any public duty ; Tenth.__ Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property, to make any survey or assessment or to levy any rate or tax for any secular common purpose of any village, town or district, or to make, authenticate or keep any document for the ascertaining of the rights of the people of any village, town or district ;