Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 — Section 298C: Person of Quadiani group, etc

298C. Person of Quadiani group, etc., calling himself a Muslim or preaching or propagating his faith. Any person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori group (who call themselves ‘Ahmadis’ or by any other name), who, directly or indirectly, poses himself as a Muslim, or calls, or refers to, his faith as Islam, or preaches or propagates his faith, or invites others to accept his faith, by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations, or in any manner whatsoever outrages the religious feelings of Muslims, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.] CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY OF OFFENCES AFFECTING LIFE

(f)“Government” means the Provincial Government;

(g)“ikrah-e-tam” (‫ )اکراہ تام‬means 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;

(h)“ikrah-e-naqis” (‫ )اکراہ ناقص‬means any form of duress which does not amount to ikrah-i-tam;

(i)“minor” means a person who is not an adult; 1 [(ii) “offence committed in the name or on the pretext of honour” means an offence committed in the name or on the pretext of karo kari, siyah kari or similar other customs or practices;]

(j)“qatl” (‫ )قتل‬means causing death of a person;

(k)“qisas” (‫ )قصاص‬means 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, in exercise of the right of the victim or a wali ;

(l)“ta’zir” (‫ )تعزیر‬means punishment other than qisas (‫)قصاص‬, diyat (‫)دیت‬, arsh (‫ )ارش‬or daman (‫ ; )ضمان‬and

(m)“wali” (‫ )ولی‬means a person entitled to claim qisas.

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