Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

402 sections, in full, as enacted. This is legal information, not legal advice.

• s. 1Title and extent of operation of the Code
• s. 2Punishment of offences committed within Pakistan
• s. 7Sense of expression once explained
• s. 8Gender
• s. 9Number
• s. 10“Man” “Woman”
• s. 11“Person”
• s. 12“Public”
• s. 19“Judge”
• s. 22“Moveable property”
• s. 23“Wrongful gain”
• s. 24“Dishonestly”
• s. 25“Fraudulently”
• s. 26“Reason to believe”
• s. 27Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant
• s. 28“Counterfeit”
• s. 29“Document”
• s. 30“Valuable security”
• s. 32Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
• s. 33“Act” “Omission”
• s. 34Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
• s. 36Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
• s. 37Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
• s. 38Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences
• s. 39“Voluntarily”
• s. 46“Death
• s. 47“Animal
• s. 48“Vessel
• s. 49“Year
• s. 50“Section
• s. 51“Oath
• s. 52“Good faith
• s. 54Commutation of sentence of death
• s. 55Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
• s. 57Fractions of terms of punishment
• s. 63Amount of fine
• s. 64Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
• s. 66Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
• s. 67Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
• s. 68Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
• s. 69Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
• s. 70Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment
• s. 71Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences
• s. 73Solitary confinement
• s. 77Act of Judge when acting judicially
• s. 78Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
• s. 80Accident in doing a lawful act
• s. 82Act of child under 1[ten] years of age
• s. 83Act of a child above 1[ten] and under 1[fourteen] of immature understanding
• s. 84Act of a person of unsound mind
• s. 88Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit
• s. 90Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
• s. 91Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
• s. 92Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
• s. 93Communication made in good faith
• s. 94Act to which a person is compelled by threats
• s. 95Act causing slight harm
• s. 96Things done in private defence
• s. 97Right of private defence of the body and of property
• s. 98Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc
• s. 99Acts against which there is no right of private defence
• s. 100When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death
• s. 101When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
• s. 102Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
• s. 103When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
• s. 104When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
• s. 105Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
• s. 107Abetment of a thing
• s. 108Abettor
• s. 111Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
• s. 112Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
• s. 114Abettor present when offence is committed
• s. 117Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
• s. 119Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
• s. 120Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
• s. 120BPunishment of criminal conspiracy
• s. 121Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan
• s. 121AConspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
• s. 122Collecting arms, etc
• s. 123Concealing with intent to facilities design to wage war
• s. 125Waging war against any 12[*] Power in alliance with Pakistan
• s. 126Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with Pakistan
• s. 128Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape
• s. 129Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape
• s. 130Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
• s. 131Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
• s. 132Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
• s. 134Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed
• s. 135Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
• s. 136Harbouring deserter
• s. 140Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
• s. 141Unlawful assembly
• s. 142Being member of unlawful assembly
• s. 143Punishment
• s. 144Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
• s. 146Rioting
• s. 147Punishment for rioting
• s. 148Rioting, armed with deadly weapon
• s. 150Hiring, or conniving at hiring, or persons to join unlawful assembly
• s. 152Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
• s. 153APromoting enmity between different groups, etc
• s. 153BInducing students, etc
• s. 154Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
• s. 155Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
• s. 156Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
• s. 157Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
• s. 158Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
• s. 159Affray
• s. 163Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant
• s. 165APunishment for abetment of offences defined in sections 161 and 165
• s. 166Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
• s. 167Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
• s. 168Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
• s. 169Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
• s. 170Personating a public servant
• s. 171Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
• s. 171A“Candidates” “Electoral right” defined
• s. 171DPersonation at elections
• s. 171EPunishment for bribery
• s. 171FPunishment for undue influence or personation at an election
• s. 171GFalse statement in connection with an election
• s. 171HIllegal payments in connection with an election
• s. 171IFailure to keep election accounts
• s. 171JInducing any person not to participate in any election or referendum, etc
• s. 172Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
• s. 174Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
• s. 177Furnishing false information
• s. 178Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
• s. 179Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question
• s. 180Refusing to sign statement
• s. 183Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
• s. 184Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
• s. 185Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
• s. 186Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
• s. 187Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
• s. 188Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
• s. 189Threat of injury to public servant
• s. 191Giving false evidence
• s. 192Fabricating false evidence
• s. 193Punishment for false evidence
• s. 196Using evidence known to be false
• s. 197Issuing or signing false certificate
• s. 198Using as true a certificate known to be false
• s. 199False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
• s. 200Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
• s. 202Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
• s. 203Giving false information respecting an offence committed
• s. 204Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
• s. 205False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
• s. 207Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
• s. 208Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
• s. 209Dishonestly making false claim in Court
• s. 210Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
• s. 211False charge of offence made with intent to injure
• s. 213Taking gift, etc
• s. 215Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
• s. 219Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc
• s. 223Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
• s. 224Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
• s. 225Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
• s. 227Violation of condition of remission of punishment
• s. 228Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
• s. 229Personation of a juror or assessor
• s. 230“Coin” defined
• s. 231Counterfeiting coin
• s. 232Counterfeiting Pakistan coin
• s. 233Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
• s. 234Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Pakistan coin
• s. 236Abetting in Pakistan the counterfeiting out of Pakistan of coin
• s. 239Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
• s. 240Delivery of Pakistan coin possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
• s. 245Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
• s. 246Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
• s. 250Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
• s. 251Delivery of Pakistan coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered
• s. 255Counterfeiting Government stamp
• s. 257Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
• s. 258Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
• s. 259Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
• s. 260Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit
• s. 262Using Government stamp known to have been before used
• s. 263Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
• s. 264Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
• s. 265Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
• s. 266Being in possession of false weight or measure
• s. 267Making or selling false weight or measure
• s. 268Public nuisance
• s. 269Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
• s. 270Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
• s. 271Disobedience to quarantine rule
• s. 272Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
• s. 277Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
• s. 278Making atmosphere noxious to health
• s. 284Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
• s. 285Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
• s. 286Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
• s. 287Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
• s. 288Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
• s. 289Negligent conduct with respect to animal
• s. 290Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
• s. 291Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
• s. 292AExposure to seduction
• s. 295Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class
• s. 296Disturbing religious assembly
• s. 297Trespassing on burial places, etc
• s. 298CPerson of Quadiani group, etc
• s. 300Qatl-e-amd
• s. 301Causing death of person other than the person whose death was intended
• s. 302Punishment of qatl-i-amd
• s. 303Qatl committed under ikrah-i-tam or ikrah-i-naqis
• s. 304Proof of qatl-i-amd liable to qisas, etc
• s. 305Wali
• s. 306Qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas
• s. 307Cases in which Qisas for qatl-e-amd shall not be enforced
• s. 308Punishment in qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas, etc
• s. 309Waiver-Afw (‫ )عفو‬of qisas in qatl-i-amd
• s. 310Compounding of qisas (Sulh) (‫ )صلع‬in qatl-i- amd
• s. 311Ta'zir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl-i-amd
• s. 312Qatl-i-amd after waiver or compounding of qisas
• s. 313Right of qisas in qatl-i-amd
• s. 314Execution of qisas in qatl-i-amd
• s. 315Qatl shibh-i-amd
• s. 316Punishment for qatl shibh­i­‘amd
• s. 317Person committing qatl debarred from succession
• s. 318Qatl-i-khata
• s. 319Punishment for qatl-i-khata
• s. 320Punishment for qatl-i-khata by rash or negligent driving
• s. 321Qatl-bis-sabab
• s. 322Punishment for qatl-bis-sabab
• s. 323Value of diyat
• s. 324Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd
• s. 328ACruelty to a child
• s. 329Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
• s. 330Disbursement of diyat
• s. 331Payment of diyat
• s. 332Hurt
• s. 333Itlaf-i-udw
• s. 334Punishment for itlaf-i-udw
• s. 335Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
• s. 336Punishment for itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
• s. 337APunishment of shajjah
• s. 337BJurh
• s. 337CJaifah
• s. 337DPunishment for jaifah
• s. 337EGhayr-jaifah
• s. 337FPunishment of ghayr-jaifah
• s. 337GPunishment for hurt by rash or negligent driving
• s. 337HPunishment for hurt by rash or negligent act
• s. 337IPunishment for causing hurt by mistake (khata)
• s. 337JCausing hurt by means of a poison
• s. 337KCausing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
• s. 337LPunishment for other hurt
• s. 337MHurt not liable to qisas
• s. 337NCases in which qisas for hurt shall not be enforced
• s. 337PExecution of qisas for hurt
• s. 337QArsh for single organs
• s. 337RArsh for organs in pairs
• s. 337SArsh for the organs in quadruplicate
• s. 337TArsh for fingers
• s. 337UArsh for teeth
• s. 337VArsh for hair
• s. 337WMerger of arsh
• s. 337XPayment of arsh
• s. 338BIsqat-i-janin (‫)اسقاط جنین‬
• s. 338CPunishment for Isqat-i-janin
• s. 338FInterpretation
• s. 338GRules
• s. 339Wrongful restraint
• s. 340Wrongful confinement
• s. 341Punishment for wrongful restrains
• s. 342Punishment for wrongful confinement
• s. 343Wrongful confinement for three or more days
• s. 344Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
• s. 345Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
• s. 346Wrongful confinement in secret
• s. 347Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act
• s. 348Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
• s. 349Force
• s. 350Criminal force
• s. 351Assault
• s. 352Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
• s. 353Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
• s. 354Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
• s. 357Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
• s. 358Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
• s. 364Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
• s. 366AProcuration of minor girl
• s. 366BImportation of girl from foreign country
• s. 367Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
• s. 370Buying or disposing of any person as a slave
• s. 371Habitual dealing in slaves
• s. 377Unnatural offences
• s. 379Punishment for theft
• s. 380Theft in dwelling house
• s. 381Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master
• s. 381ATheft of a car or other motor vehicles
• s. 383Extortion
• s. 384Punishment for extortion
• s. 385Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
• s. 386Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt
• s. 387Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
• s. 391Dacoity
• s. 392Punishment for robbery
• s. 393Attempt to commit robbery
• s. 394Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
• s. 395Punishment for dacoity
• s. 396Dacoity with murder
• s. 397Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt
• s. 398Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon
• s. 399Making preparation to commit dacoity
• s. 400Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits
• s. 401Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves
• s. 402Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity
• s. 402BPunishment for hijacking
• s. 402CPunishment for harbouring hijacker, etc
• s. 403Dishonest misappropriation of property
• s. 405Criminal breach of trust
• s. 406Punishment for criminal breach of trust
• s. 407Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc
• s. 408Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant
• s. 409Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent
• s. 410Stolen property
• s. 411Dishonestly receiving stolen property
• s. 412Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a decoity
• s. 413Habitually dealing in stolen property
• s. 416Cheating by personation
• s. 417Punishment for cheating
• s. 419Punishment for cheating by personation
• s. 420Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
• s. 422Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors
• s. 424Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property
• s. 425Mischief
• s. 426Punishment for mischief
• s. 427Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees
• s. 428Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
• s. 429Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc
• s. 430Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water
• s. 431Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river, or channel
• s. 433Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark
• s. 434Mischief by destroying or moving etc
• s. 436Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc
• s. 440Mischief committed after preparation made causing death or hurt
• s. 441Criminal trespass
• s. 442House-trespass
• s. 443Lurking house-trespass
• s. 444Lurking house-trespass by night
• s. 445House-breaking
• s. 446House-breaking by night
• s. 447Punishment for criminal trespass
• s. 448Punishment for house-trespass
• s. 449House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death
• s. 450House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life
• s. 451House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
• s. 452House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
• s. 453Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
• s. 456Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
• s. 461Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property
• s. 462Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody
• s. 462BTampering with petroleum pipelines, etc
• s. 462CTampering with auxiliary or distribution pipelines of petroleum
• s. 462DTampering with gas meter by domestic consumer, etc
• s. 462ETampering with gas meter by Industrial or commercial consumer, etc
• s. 462FDamaging or destructing the transmission or transportation lines, etc
• s. 462GDefinitions
• s. 462HAbstraction or tampering etc
• s. 462OCognizance
• s. 462POverriding effect
• s. 463Forgery
• s. 464Making a false document
• s. 465Punishment for forgery
• s. 466Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
• s. 467Forgery for valuable security will, etc
• s. 468Forgery for purpose of cheating
• s. 469Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
• s. 470Forged document
• s. 471Using as genuine a forged document
• s. 472Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc
• s. 477Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc
• s. 479Property mark
• s. 480Using a false trade mark
• s. 481Using a false property mark
• s. 482Punishment for using a false trade mark or property mark
• s. 483Counterfeiting a trade mark or property mark used by another
• s. 484Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
• s. 486Selling goods marked with a counterfeit trade mark or property mark
• s. 487Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
• s. 488Punishment for making use of any such false mark
• s. 489Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
• s. 491Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person
• s. 496Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
• s. 496AEnticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a woman
• s. 498BProhibition of forced marriage
• s. 498CProhibition of marriage with the Holy Quran
• s. 499Defamation
• s. 502Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
• s. 502ATrial of offences under this Chapter
• s. 503Criminal intimidation
• s. 504Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace
• s. 506Punishment for criminal intimidation
• s. 507Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
• s. 509Insulting modesty or causing sexual harassment
• s. 510Misconduct in public by a drunken person