Pakistan Penal Code

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 Introduction
• Section 1
• Title and extent of Was presented in 1856
Approved in Oct 6,1860
operation of the Code Comission was headed by Lord Miakley
Total Sections 511
• Pakistan Penal Code
• Shall take effect
throughout Pakistan
• ‫نام اور وسعت اور نفاذ‬
• Section 99
• Act against which there is no right of private defense (Against govt emply)
• Section 100
• When the right of private defense of the body extends to causing death
• Death, Sever hurt, Rape, Sodomy, Elop(Take away), Kidnap
• Section 101
• When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
• Section 102
• Commencement and continuance of the right of private defense of the
body
• Section 103
• When the right of private defense of property extends to causing death
• ‫ سرقہ ایزا رسانی‬،‫آک لکانا‬،‫ رات کو نقب زنی‬،‫سرقہ بالجبر‬
 CHAPTER 5: ABETMENT
• Section 107
• Abetment of a thing
• Instigates
• Engages
• Intentionally aids
 CH8: OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC
TRANQUILLITY
• Section 141
• Unlawful assembly: An unlawful assembly is a gathering of five
or more people with the shared intention to:
1. Intimidate authorities: Use force or threaten to use force against
the federal or provincial government, legislature, or public
officials.
2. Defy the law: Resist the enforcement of laws or legal processes.
3. Commit crimes: Engage in mischief, trespass, or other criminal
activities.
4. Seize property or rights: Forcibly take possession of property or
deprive someone of their rights.
5. Coerce others: Use force or threats to compel someone to do
something they are not legally obligated to do or to refrain from
doing something they are legally entitled to do.
• Section 144
• Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
• 2 Years Imprisonment
• Section 148: Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
• Term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both
• Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence
committed in prosecution of common object
• Every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a
member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence
 CH 9: OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC
SERVANTS
• Section 161: Public servant taking gratification other than legal
remuneration in respect to an official act (Public Servant)
• 3 years Plus Fine
• Section 162:Taking gratification, in order by corrupt or illegal means
to influence public servant (Private)
• Section 163:Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence
with public servant:
• Section 164:Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences
defined in Section 162 or 163(wife)
• Section 170:Personating a public servant
• Anyone who falsely claims to be a public official or pretends to be
someone else who is a public official, and then does or tries to do
something while pretending to have the authority of that office, can
be punished with up to two years in prison, a fine, or both.
• Section 182:
• False information with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power
to the injury of another person
• Section 186:
• Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
• Section 212: Harbouring offender
• Capital Offense: upto 5 years
• 10 years: upto upto 3 years
• 1 year: 1/4th of punishment
• Section 216:
• Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension
has been ordered
• This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour or
concealment is by the husband or wife of the person to be apprehended.
• Section 216A: Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
• Rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall
also be liable to fine
• Exception: husband or wife
• Section 279:
• Rash driving or riding on a public way
• 2 Years and Fine upto 3k
• Section 285
• Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter (6 Months 3K)
• Section 286
• Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance (6 Months 3K)
• Section 294:
• Obscene acts and songs in Public
• 3 Months and Fine
• Mujra etc
 CH 15: OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
• Section 295: Injuring or defiling place of worship, with Intent to
insult the religion of any class
• Two Years or Fine or Both
• Section 295A:Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage
religious feelings of any class by insulting Its religion or religious
beliefs by words, either spoken or written, or by visible
representations insults the religion or the religious beliefs of that
class.
• Imprisonment 10 years or fine or both
• Section 295B: Defiling, etc., of Holy Qur’an
• Who defiles, damages or desecrates a copy of the Holy Qur'an or of
an extract therefrom or uses it in any derogatory manner or for any
unlawful purpose shall be punishable with imprisonment for life
• Section 295C: Use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of the Holy
Prophet (PBUH)
• Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible
representation or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation,
directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine
• Section 296: Disturbing religious assembly
• Disturbance to any assembly lawfully engaged in the performance of religious
worship, or religious ceremonies
• Imprisonment of either one year, or with fine or both.
• Section 297: Trespassing on burial places, etc
• With the intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting the religion
• 1 year Imprisonment with fine or both
• Section 298
• Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings
• Deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person,
utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person or makes
any gesture
• one year or with fine, or with both
• Section 298A
• Use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of holy personages
• Words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by
any imputation, innuendo or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles
the sacred
• Any wife (Ummul Mumineen), or members of the family (Ahle-bait), of the
Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), or any of the righteous Caliphs (Khulafa-e-
Rashideen) or companions (Sahaaba)
• Imprisonment three years, or with fine, or with both
• Section 298B:Misuse of epithets, descriptions
and titles, etc., reserved for certain holy
personages or places
• (1) Any person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori
group (who call themselves 'Ahmadis' or by any other
name who by words, either spoken or written, or by
visible representation- (a) refers to or addresses, any
person, other than a Caliph or companion of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as
"Ameer-ul-Mumineen", "KhalifatulMumineen",
Khalifa-tul-Muslimeen", "Sahaabi" or "Razi Allah
Anho"; (b) refers to, or addresses, any person, other
than a wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him), as "Ummul-Mumineen"; (c) refers to, or
addresses, any person, other than a member of the
family "Ahle-bait" of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him), as "Ahle-bait"; or (d) refers to,
or names, or calls, his place of worship a "Masjid";
• Imprisonment of three years, and shall also
be liable to fine
• Section 298C: Person of Quadiani group, etc., calling himself a Muslim
or preaching or propagating his faith
• Imprisonment of three years and shall also be liable to fine
Section Description Cognizable/Non Bailable/Non Compoundable Punishment

295 worship Place Cognizable Bailable Non 2 years + Fine

295A Religious Beliefs Non Bailable Non 10 Years + Fine

295B Holy Quran Cognizable Bailable non Life Imp

295C Prophet PBUH Cognizable Bailable Non Life imp / Death

296 Religious Gathering Cognizable Bailable Non 1 year + fine

297 Burial Place Cognizable Bailable Non 1 year + fine

298 words Non Bailable Com 1 year + fine

298A Holy persons Cognizable Bailable Non 3 years+ fine

298B Wrong use of Cognizable Non Non 3 years+ fine

salutation

298C Qadiani as Muslims Cognizable Non Non 3 years+ fine

Ch16:Offenses affecting the Human Body
• Section299: Definitions
• Adult: Age of 18 years
• Minor: Age below 18/ Not adult
• Wali:a person entitled to claim qisas
• Qisas ‫قصاص‬
• Diyat‫دیت‬
• Arsh‫ارش‬
• Daman‫ضمان‬
• Total types of Punishments:10
• Qisas, Diyat , Arsh, Daman, Taezir, Death, Imprisonment for life, Imprisonment
(Rigorous/ hard labour, Simple), Forfeiture of property, Fine.
• Hudud: Punishments that under Islamic law (sharīʿah) are believed to
be mandated and fixed by God (Rape, Theft, Murder etc)
• Taezir: Punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge (Qazi)
or ruler of the state (law by state).
• Qisas: Punishment by causing similar hurt at the same part of the
body of the convict as he has caused to the victim or by causing his
death if he has committed qatl-i-amd. (Eye for Eye) ‫جان کے بدلے جان‬
• Diyat: ‫دیت‬: The compensation specified in section 323 payable to the
heirs of the victim (Dead or Injured)
• Diyat:30630 gm of Silver
• Govt will fix the amount in July every year
• For 2024-25 PKR 81,03,955
• Arsh: ‫ارش‬: The compensation specified in this Chapter to be paid to
the victim or his heirs. Victim is not dead. Fixed amount.(Arsh for
causing the loss of a finger is one-tenth of the diyat)
• Daman: ‫ضمان‬: The compensation determined by the court to be paid
by the offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to Arsh.
• Section 300:Qatl-e-amd
• Whoever, with the intention of causing death or with the intention of causing
bodily injury to a person, by doing an act which in the ordinary course of
nature is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that his act is so
imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death, causes the
death of such person, is said to commit qatl-e-amd.
• Section 301:Causing death of person other than the person whose
death was intended
• If someone does something that they know is likely to kill someone, and it
does kill someone, even if he didn't intend to kill that specific person, he can
still be charged with qatl-e-amd.
• ‫قاتل کی نیت بغرض قتل‬
• Section 302:Punishment of qatl-i-amd
• Punished with death as qisas
• Punished with death or imprisonment for life as taezir having regard to the
facts and circumstances of the case if proof not available in 304
• Punished with imprisonment upto twenty-five years, where according to the
Injunctions of Islam the punishment of qisas is not applicable
• Section 303:Qatl committed under ikrah-i-tam or ikrah-i-naqis
• Under ikrah-i-tam shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to twenty-five years but shall not be less than ten years and the
person causing ikrah-i-tam shall be punished for the kind of qatl committed as
a consequence of his ikrah-i-tam.
• Under ‘ikrah-i-naqis’ shall be punished for the kind of qatl committed by him
and the person causing ‘ikrah-i-naqis’ shall be punished with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to ten years.
• “ikrah-e-tam” ‫اکراہ تام‬: Putting any person, his spouse or any of his
blood relations within the prohibited degree of marriage in fear of
instant death or instant permanent impairing of any organ of the
body or instant fear of being subjected to sodomy or zina-bil-jabr
• “ikrah-e-naqis’’ ‫اکراہ ناقص‬: means any form of fears which does not
amount to ikrah-i-tam (Slight injury, any other pressure)
• Section 310A:Punishment for giving a female in marriage or
otherwise in badla-e-sulh, wanni or swara
• Upto seven years but shall not be less than three years plus fine 500K
• Section 320:Punishment for qatl-i-khata by rash or negligent driving
• In addition to diyat, be punished with imprisonment upto ten years
• Section 321:Qatl-bis-sabab
• Whoever, without any intention to cause death of, or cause harm to, any
person, does any unlawful act which becomes a cause for the death of
another person
• A unlawfully digs a pit in the thoroughfare, but without any intention to cause
the death of, or harm to, any person. B while passing from there falls in it and
is killed
• Section 322: Punishment
• shall be liable to diyat
• Section 323:Value of Diyat
• shall not be less than the value of thirty thousand six hundred and thirty
grams of silver (Can be more)
• Declare the value of silver, on the first day of July (PKR8103955)
• Section 324:Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd
• If someone does something that could potentially lead to intentional killing
(qatl-i-amd), but doesn't actually result in death, they can still be punished
with:
• Imprisonment: A minimum of 5 years (or 10 years) if the crime was
committed in the name of honor.
• Fine: A monetary penalty.
• Additionally, if someone is injured as a result of the act:
• Punishment for the Injury: The offender will be punished according to the
severity of the injury.
• Qisas and Arsh: If qisas (retribution) is not possible due to legal reasons, the
offender may be liable to pay arsh (compensation for injury).
• Section 332: Hurt ‫ضرر‬
• Whoever causes pain, harm, disease, infirmity or injury to any person or
impairs, disables , disfigures, defaces or dismembers any organ of the body or
part thereof of any person without causing his death, is said to cause hurt
• ‫ چہرے یا دیگر عضو کی شکل بگاڑنا‬،‫ معزوری‬،‫زخم‬،‫ نقصان‬،‫درد‬
• Types/Forms
• Itlaf-e-udwu ‫اتالف عضو‬
• Itlaf-e-salahiiyat-e-udwu ‫اتالف صالحیت عضو‬
• Shajah ‫شجہ‬
• 6 sub types
• Jurh ‫جرح‬
• Jaifa
• Ghair jaifa (Sub types)
• All kinds of other hurts ‫دیگر‬
• Section 333: Itlaf-i-udw
• Whoever dismembers, amputates, severs any limb or organ of the body of
another person is said to cause Itlaf-i-udw
• ‫نازک اعضا‬،‫ بال کسی بھی جگہ سے‬،‫ ہاتھ‬،‫ ناک‬،‫ کان‬،‫آنکھ‬
• ‫کاٹ کر الگ کر دے‬
• Section 334: Punishment
• In consultation with the authorised medical officer, be punished with qisas
• If the qisas is not executable, the offender shall be liable to arsh and may also
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to ten years.
• Section 335: Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
• Destroys or permanently impairs the functioning, power or capacity of an
organ of the body of another person, or causes permanent disfigurement
• ،‫ تولید‬،‫ بصارت‬،‫قوت سماعت‬
• ‫عضو کاٹ کر الگ نہ ہو لیکن اسکی کام کرنے کی صالحیت ختم ہو جاے‬
• Section 336:Punishment
• In consultation with the authorised medical officer, be punished with qisas
• If qisas is not liable the offender shall be liable to arsh and may also be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to ten years
• If the offender is in danger of death, qisas will not be enforced
• Any vital organ cannot be executed (Lungs, Heart etc)
• Only teeth will be taken as bone
• The Acid Crime Prevention Act, 2011
• Section 336A: Hurt caused by corrosive substance ‫گال دینے واال مادہ‬
• Attempts to cause hurt by means of a corrosive substance or any substance
which is deleterious to human body when it is swallowed, inhaled, comes into
contact or received into human body
• includes every kind of acid, poison, explosive or explosive substance, heating
substance, noxious thing, arsenic or any other chemical which has a corroding
effect
• Section 336B: Punishment
• Punished with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description
which shall not be less than fourteen years and a minimum fine of one
million rupees
• Section 337:Shajjah
• Whoever causes, on the head or face of any person, any hurt which does not
amount to itlaf-i-udw or itlaf-i-salahiyyati-udw, is said to cause shajjah
Type Description Punishment 337A
Shajjah-i- ‫شجہ خفیفہ‬ without exposing bone ‫خون بہے لیکن ٰہڈی ظاہر نہ ہو‬ (i) Daman + 2 Years
Khafifah of the victim
Shajjah-i- ‫ شجہ موضیحہ‬by exposing any bone of ‫ہڈی نمایاں ہو جایے‬ (ii) in consultation with authorised medical
mudihah the victim without officer, punished with Qisas, if not
causing fracture executable, Arsh 5% of the diyat + 5 years.

Shajjah-i- ‫شجہ ہاشمہ‬ by fracturing the bone ٰ ‫ہڈی ٹوٹ‬

‫جاے جگہ نہ چھوڑۓ‬ (iii) Arsh 10% + 10 years
hashimah of the victim, without
dislocating it
Shajjah-i- ‫شجہ منعقلہ‬ causing fracture of the ‫ہڈی ٹوٹ جایے اور جگہ چھوڑ‬ (iv) Arsh 15% + 10years
munaqqilah bone of the victim and ‫دے‬
thereby bone is
dislocated
Shajjah-i- ‫شجہ آمہ‬ by causing fracture of ‫کھوپڑی کی ہڈی ٹوٹ کر جھلی‬ (v) Arsh one-third or 33% + 10 Years
ammah the skull of the victim so ‫تک جاے‬
that the wound touches
the membrane of the
brain
Shajjah-i- ‫شجہ دامغہ‬ by causing fracture of ‫کھوپڑی کی ہڈی ٹوٹ کر دماغ‬ (vi) Arsh one-half of diyat or 50% + 14
damighah the skull of the victim ‫کی جھلی کو زخمی کر دے‬ years
and the wound ruptures
• Section 337B: Jurh
• Whoever causes on any part of the body of a person, other than the head or
face, a hurt which leaves a mark of the wound, whether temporary or
permanent, is said to cause jurh.
• Two types
ٰ
• Jaifah ‫جایفہ‬
• Ghayr Jaifah ‫غیر جایفہ‬
• Section337C: Jaifah
• Whoever causes jurh in which the injury extends to the body cavity of the
trunk, is said to cause jaifah.
• Neck and throat is not Jaifah
• Section337D: Punishment:
• Arsh which shall be one-third of the diyat upto ten years as ta'zir
Type ٰ ‫غیر‬
‫جایفہ‬ Description Punishment 337F

Damiyah ‫دامیہ‬ skin is ruptured and bleeding occurs ‫جلد پھٹ جایے اور خون بہے‬ (i) Daman + 1 years

Badi’ah ‫باضعہ‬ cutting or incising the flesh without ‫گوشت کٹ جاے ہڈی نمایاں نہ ہو‬ (ii) Daman + 3 years
exposing the bone

Mutalahimah ‫متالحمہ‬ lacerating the flesh ‫گوشت پھٹ جاے ہڈی نمایاں نہ ہو‬ (iii) Daman + 3 years

Mudihah ‫موضیحہ‬ exposing the bone ‫گوشت کٹ جاے ہڈی نمایاں ہو‬ (iv) Daman + 5 years

Hashimah ‫ہاشمہ‬ causing fracture of a bone without ٰ ‫ہڈی ٹوٹ‬

‫جاے جگہ نہ چھوڑۓ‬ (v) Daman + 5 years
dislocating

Munaqqilah ‫منعقلہ‬ fracturing and dislocating the bone ‫( ہڈی ٹوٹ جایے اور جگہ چھوڑ دے‬vi) Daman + 7 years
• Section 337G:Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent driving
• Whoever causes hurt by rash or negligent driving shall be liable to arsh or
daman specified for the kind of hurt caused and may also be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years
as ta'zir.
• Section 337H:Punishment for hurt by rash or negligent act
• (1) Whoever causes hurt by rash or negligent act, other than rash or negligent
driving, shall be liable to arsh or daman specified for the kind of hurt caused
and may also be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to three years as ta'zir.
• (2) Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life
or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine,
or with both.
• Example: Arial firing, Faulty operation, Guardian of Mental hospital
• Section 337I:Punishment for causing hurt by mistake (khata)
• Whoever causes hurt by mistake (Khata) shall be liable to arsh or daman
specified for the kind of hurt caused
• Section337J:Causing hurt by means of a poison
• Whoever administers to, or causes to be taken by, any person, any poison or
any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or such other thing with
intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate
the commission of an offence, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby
cause hurt may, in addition to the punishment or Arsh or Daman provided for
the kind of hurt caused, be punished, having regard to the nature of the hurt
caused, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to ten years.
• Section 337K:Causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel
restoration of property
• Whoever causes hurt for the purpose of
• Extorting from the sufferer
• Any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of any
offence or misconduct
• To restore, or to cause the restoration of, any property or valuable security
• In addition to the punishment of qisas, arsh or daman, as the case may be,
provided for the kind of hurt caused, be punished with imprisonment upto
ten years as ta’zir.
• Section 337L:Punishment for other hurt
• (1) Whoever causes hurt, not mentioned hereinbefore, which endangers life
or which causes the sufferer is to remain in severe bodily pain for twenty
days or more, shall be liable to daman and also be punished with
imprisonment upto seven years.
• (2) Whoever causes hurt not covered by sub-section (1) shall be punished
with imprisonment upto two years, or with daman or with both.
• Section 337U: Arsh for teeth
• The arsh for causing itlaf of a tooth, other than a milk tooth shall be one-
twentieth of the diyat.
• The arsh for causing itlaf of twenty or more teeth shall be equal to the value
of diyat
• If the itlaf is of a milk tooth, the accused shall be liable to daman + 1 year
• The impairment of the portion of a tooth outside the gum amounts to causing
itiaf of a tooth
• Section 337V: Arsh for hair
• (a) all the hair of the head, beard, mustaches, eyebrow, eyelashes or any
other part of the body shall be liable to arsh equal to diyat + 3 years
• (b) one eyebrow shall be liable to arsh equal to one-half of the diyat
• (c) one eyelash, shall be liable to arsh equal to one-fourth of the diyat.
• Where the hair of any part of the body of the victim are forcibly removed by
any process not covered under sub-section (1), the accused shall be liable to
daman and imprisonment of either description which may extend to one year.
• Section 338: Isqat-i-Hamal
• Whoever causes a woman with child whose organs have not been formed, to
miscarry, if such miscarriage is not caused in good faith for the purpose of
saving the life of the women, or providing necessary treatment to her
• A women who causes herself to miscarry is within the meaning of this section
• First 4 months but always determined by Dr
• Section 338A: Punishment
• 3 Years years, if isqat-i-haml is caused with the consent of the woman
• 10 years, if isqat-i-haml is caused without the consent of the woman
• if as a result of isqat-i-haml, any hurt is caused to woman or she dies,
the convict shall also be liable to the punishment provided for such
hurt or death as the case may be
• Section338B:Isqat-i-janin
• Whoever causes a woman with child some of whose limbs or organs have
been formed to miscarry, if such miscarriage is not caused in good faith for
the purpose of saving the life of the woman, is said to cause isqat-i-janin
• A woman who causes hereself to miscarry is within the meaning of this
section
• Section 338C:Punishment for Isqat-i-janin
• one-twentieth of the diyat if the child is born dead
• full diyat if the child is born alive but dies as a result of any act
• imprisonment of 7 years
• if there are more than one child, separate diyat or ta'zir, for every such child
• As a result of isqat-i-janin, any hurt is caused to the woman or she dies, the
offender shall also be liable to the punishment provided for such hurt or
death
• Section 339:Wrongful restraint ‫مزاہمت بے جا‬
• If someone intentionally blocks another person's path and prevents them
from going where they have the right to go, it's considered wrongful restraint.
However, it's not illegal to block a private path if you genuinely believe you
have the right to do so.
• 2 parts: Intent to stop-Ressistence by offender
• A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass, A not believing in good
faith that he has a right to stop the path, Z is thereby prevented from passing.
A wrongfully restrains Z.
• Section340:Wrongful confinement‫حبس بے جا‬
• If someone unlawfully keeps another person confined to a certain area,
preventing them from moving freely, it's called wrongful confinement.
• A places men with firearms at the outlets of a building, and tells Z that they
will fire at Z if Z attempts to leave the building. A wrongfully confines Z.
• Exception: By Police or lawful authority
• ‫پاگل بھایی کو بند کیا سہولت تھی یا نہیں‬
• Section 341:Punishment for wrongful restraint
• 1 month plus fine
• Section 342:Punishment for wrongful Confinement
• 1 year plus fine
• Section 348:Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel
restoration of property
• If someone wrongfully confines a person to force them or someone they
know to confess to a crime, provide information about a crime, return stolen
property, or pay a debt, they can be punished with up to three years in prison
and a fine.
• ‫چوری کے شبہ میں باندھنا‬
• Section 354:Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage
her modesty
• 2 year plus fine
• Section 354A: Assault or use of criminal force to woman and stripping
her of her clothes
• If someone attacks a woman, strips her naked, and then exposes her to public
view, they could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment, and fined.
• Section 355:Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person,
otherwise than on grave provocation
• If someone attacks another person to humiliate them and it's not a reaction
to immediate provocation, they could face up to two years in prison, a fine, or
both.
• Section 356:Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of
property carried by a person
• If someone attacks another person to steal something they're wearing or
carrying, they could face up to two years in prison, a fine, or both.
• Section 363:Punishment for kidnapping
• Whoever kidnaps any person from Pakistan or from lawful guardianship, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
• Section 364:Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
• If someone kidnaps or abducts someone with the intention of killing them or
putting their life in danger, they could face life imprisonment or up to 10 years
in prison, and a fine.
• A forcibly carries or entices B away from his home in order that B may be
murdered. A has committed the offence defined in this section
• Section 364A:Kidnapping or abducting a person under the age of
fourteen
• If someone kidnaps or abducts a child under 14 to kill them, seriously injure
them, enslave them, or sexually abuse them, or to put them in danger of any
of these, they could face the death penalty, life imprisonment, or upto 14
years in prison.
• Section 365:Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and
wrongfully to confine person
• If someone kidnaps or abducts someone to secretly and wrongfully confine
them, they could face up to 7 years in prison and a fine.
• Section 365A:Kidnapping or abducting for extorting property,
valuable security etc
• If someone kidnaps or abducts someone to demand money, property, or
other things for their release, they could face the death penalty, life
imprisonment, and the loss of their own property
• Section 365B:Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel
for marriage etc
• If someone kidnaps or abducts a woman to force her into marriage, sexual
assault, or both, they could face life imprisonment and a fine. This also
includes using threats, abuse of power, or other means to coerce a woman
into sexual activity.
• Section 367A:Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to
unnatural lust
• 25 years imprisonment
• Section 370:Buying or disposing of any person as a slave
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 371:Habitual dealing in slaves
• Life imp or 10 years
• Section 371A:Selling person for purposes of prostitution, etc
• f someone sells, rents, or gives away a person to be used for prostitution,
sexual activity, or other illegal and immoral purposes, they could face up to 25
years in prison and a fine. If a woman is sold, rented, or given away to a
prostitute or someone who runs a brothel, it's assumed that the intention is
to use her for prostitution until proven otherwise.
• Section 371B:Buying person for purposes of prostitution, etc
• If someone buys, rents, or takes possession of a person to use them for
prostitution, sexual activity, or other illegal and immoral purposes, they could
face up to 25 years in prison and a fine.
• Section 375:Rape ‫زنا بالجبر‬
A person A is said to commit “rape” if A
• 1. Penetrates his penis, to any extend, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus
of another person B or makes B to do so with A or any other person; or
• [Link], to any extent, any object or a part of the body, not being the penis,
into the vagina, the urethra or anus of B or makes B to do so with A or any
other person; or
• 3. Manipulates any part of the body of B so as to cause penetration into the
vagina, urethra, anus or any part of body of B or makes B to do so with A or
any other person
• 4 Applies his mouth to the vagina, anus, urethra or penis of B or makes B to
do so with A or any other person, under the circumstances falling under any
of them
• Falling under any of the following seven descriptions
• Firstly, against B’s will;
• Secondly, without B’s consent;
• Thirdly, with B’s consent, which has been obtained by putting B or any person
in whom B is interested, in fear of death or of hurt;
• Fourthly, with B’s consent, when A knows that A is not B’s husband and that
B’s consent is given because B believes that A is another man to whom B is or
believes herself to be lawfully married;
• Fifthly, with B' s consent when at the time of giving such consent, by reason of
un-soundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by A personally or
through another of any stupefying or un-wholesome substance, B is unable to
understand the nature and consequences of that to which B gives consent;
• Sixthly, with or without B's consent, when B is under sixteen years of age; or
• Seventhly, when B is unable to communicate consent.
• Section 375A: Gang Rape:
• If two or more people commit rape together, each of them will be punished
with either death or life imprisonment or remainder life imprisonment.
• Section 376: Punishment
• Death or imprisonment for a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 25
years, or life imprisonment, and a fine
• Against a child or a person with a mental or physical disability, they will be
punished with either death or life imprisonment, and a fine
• Whoever being a public servant including a police officer, medical officer or
jailor, taking advantage of his official position, commits rape shall be punished
with death or imprisonment for life and fine
• Section 376A: Disclosure of identity of victim of rape, etc
• Disclosing the identify a victim of sexual assault(354A, 376, 376A, 377, 377B),
is punishable up to 3 years plus fine.
• Section 377:Unnatural offences ‫خالف وضع فطری‬
• If someone engages in sexual activity with another person or animal that is
considered unnatural, they could be sentenced to life imprisonment or up to
10 years in prison, and a fine.
• Section 377A:Sexual abuse
• Whoever employs, uses, forces, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any
person to engage in, or assist any other person to engage in fondling, stroking,
caressing, exhibitionism, voyeurism or any obscene or sexually explicit
conduct or simulation of such conduct either independently or in conjunction
with other acts, with or without consent where age of person is less than
eighteen years, is said to commit the offence of sexual abuse.
• Section 377B:Punishment
• Not be less than fourteen years and may extend up to twenty years and with
fine which shall not be less than one million rupees
 Offence against Property
• Section 378: Theft ‫سرقہ‬
• Take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person
without that person's consent, moves that property in order to such taking
• Section 379: Punishment for theft
• 3 Years plus fine
• Section 380:Theft in dwelling house, etc
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 381:Theft by clerk or servant or property in possession of
master
• 3 Years plus fine
• Section 381A
• Theft of a car or other motor vehicles
• 7 years with fine
• Section 382
• Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to
the committing of the theft
• 10 years plus fine
• Section 383: Extortion ‫استحصال بالجبر‬
• Puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and
thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person
any property or valuable security
• Section 384: Punishment
• 3 years plus fine
• Section 390: Robbery ‫سرقہ بالجبر‬
• Section 391: Dacoity
• When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a
robbery
• Section 392: Punishment for Robbery
• Atleast 3 max 10 years plus fine
• Upto 14 years on highway
• Section 393: Attempt to Robbery
• 7 years
• Section 394: Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
• Life Imprisonment
• Rigorous Imp for 4 to 10 years
• Section 395:Punishment for dacoity
• Life Imprisonment
• Rigorous Imp for 4 to 10 years
• Section 396: Dacoity with murder
• Death Penalty
• Life Imprisonment
• Rigorous Imp for 4 to 10
• Section 397:Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or
grievous hurt
• Upto 7 years
• Section 405:Criminal breach of trust ‫خیانت مجرمانہ‬
• Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion
over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that
property
• Will executor, partner, revenue officer
• Section 406:Punishment
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 408:Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 407:Criminal breach of trust by carrier
• As a carrier, warehouse-Keeper, commits criminal breach of trust
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 411:Dishonestly receiving stolen property
• Dishonestly receives or retains, any stolen property
• 3 years plus fine or both
• Section 412:Dishonestly receiving stolen property in the commission
of a dacoity
• 10 years plus fine
• Section 420:Cheating and dishonestly Inducing delivery of property
• Dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any
person
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 452: House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or
wrongful restraint
• 7 years plus fine
• Section 462: Punishment for same offence when committed by
person entrusted with custody
• 3 years plus fine
• Section 462J
• Interference, or tampering with electric meter by domestic consumer
• 2 years plus fine upto 1M
• Section 462K
• Interference, improper use or tampering with electric meter by industrial or
commercial consumer
• 3 years plus fine upto 6M
• Section 489A:Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
• Life imprisonment or 10 years with fine
• Section 489B:Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes
or bank-notes
• Life imprisonment or 10 years with fine
• Section 489C:Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or
bank-notes
• 7 years with fine
• Section 489D:Making or possessing instruments or materials for
forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
• Life imprisonment or 10 years with fine
• Section 489E:Making or using documents resembling currency-notes
or bank-notes
• Any document to be in any way resembling, as to be calculated to device, any
currency-note or bank-note shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or with
both.
• Section 489F:Dishonestly issuing a cheque
• Dishonestly issues a cheque towards repayment of a loan or fulfilment of an
obligation which is dishonoured on presentation
• 3 years with fine or both
• Section 506:Punishment for criminal intimidation
• If someone threatens to harm another person, they can be punished with up
to two years in prison, a fine, or both.
However, if the threat is more serious, such as
• Threatening to kill someone
• Threatening to cause serious injury
• Threatening to burn down property
• Threatening to commit a serious crime punishable by death or life
imprisonment
• Threatening to accuse a woman of infidelity‫بے عفتی کا اتہام‬
• Then the punishment can be up to seven years in prison, a fine, or both.
• Section 506B of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) addresses criminal
intimidation, specifically when the threat involves causing death or grievous
hurt. The punishment for this offense can extend to seven years
imprisonment, or fine, or both
• Section 509:Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a
woman‫عورت کی توہین کرنا یا حراساں کرنا‬
• If someone says or does something to insult a woman's modesty, or invades her
privacy, they can be punished with up to 3 years in prison, a fine, or both.
• Section 511: Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable
with imprisonment for life or for a shorter terms
• If someone tries to commit a serious crime that could result in life
imprisonment or a long prison sentence, and takes steps towards committing
the crime, they can be punished with up to half the maximum prison sentence
for the completed crime, a fine, or both.
• Steps will determine: Intent-Motive-Prep-Attempted-Committed
• A makes an attempt to steal some jewels by breaking, open the box, and finds
after so opening the box, that there is no jewels in it. He has done an act
towards the commission of theft, and therefore is guilty under this section.