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Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860)
Governor-General of Pakistan (Law Div) Imperial Legislative Council
Citation	Act XLV of 1860
Territorial extent	Pakistan
Enacted by	Governor-General of Pakistan (Law Div) Imperial Legislative Council
Enacted	6 October 1860
Commenced	1 January 1862 28 March 1949
Authorizing legislation	Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 (G.G.O. No. 4 of 1949)
Committee report	First Law Commission
Amended by
seeAmendments
Status: In force (amended)

ThePakistan Penal Code (Urdu:مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان;Majmū'ah-yi ta'zīrāt-i Pākistān), abbreviated asPPC, is apenal code for all offences charged inPakistan. After thecreation of Pakistan in 1947, the country inherited theIndian Penal Code (IPC), originally prepared byLord Macaulay in 1860 on behalf of thegovernment of British India. Subsequently after several amendments by different governments, in Pakistan it is now amixture of Islamic and English law. Presently, the Pakistan Penal Code is still in effect and can be amended by theParliament of Pakistan.^[1]

The draft of the Indian Penal Code was prepared by the First Law Commission, and it was chaired byLord Macaulay. Its basis is the law of England freed from superfluities, technicalities and local peculiarities. Suggestions were also derived from the French Penal Code and from Livingstone's Code of Louisiana. The draft underwent a very careful revision at the hands of SirBarnes Peacock, Chief Justice, and puisne Judges of theCalcuttaSupreme Court who were members of theLegislative Council, and it was passed into law in 1860. Macaulay did not survive to see the Penal Code's enactment.^[2]

Though it is principally the work of a man who had hardly held a brief, and whose time was devoted topolitics andliterature, it was universally acknowledged to be a monument of codification and an everlasting memorial to the high juristic attainments of its distinguished author. For example, evencybercrimes can be punished under the code.

The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) consists of 23 chapters,^[3] and 511 sections covering various offenses and regulations. The PPC's jurisdiction applies throughout Pakistan and anyone who resides in the country.^[4]

The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Code are:

1. Qisas ("retribution");
2. Diyat;
3. Arsh (Pre-specified Compensation);
4. Daman (Compensation determined by court to be paid by the offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to Arsh);
5. Ta'zir (punishment, usually corporal, that can be administered at the discretion of a judge)
6. Death;
7. Imprisonment for life;
8. Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:--
   1. Rigorous (i.e., with hard labour);
   2. Simple;
9. Forfeiture of property;
10. Fine

First five punishments are added byamendments and are considered Islamic Punishments, and very few have been sentenced to these punishments so far. Anyone who is sentenced to the first five punishments can appeal to theFederal Shariat Court.

This law states that any person who commits a crime within Pakistan will be punished according to the laws of Pakistan and no other laws.^[5]

• 378. Theft (Offences Against Property):
  • Theft occurs when a person intentionally takes movable property from another person without their consent. This act involves moving the property with the intent to steal it. The property must be capable of being moved, and consent to take it can be explicit or implied. Even causing an animal to move property unintentionally can constitute theft. However, taking something unintentionally or believing it to be one's own property does not constitute theft.
  • 379. Punishment for Theft (Offences Against Property): Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
• 383. Extortion:
  • Extortion occurs when a person intentionally instills fear of harm in another individual to dishonestly obtain property, valuable securities, or documents that can be transformed into valuable securities. This includes threats such as defamation, kidnapping, or property damage.
  • 384. Punishment for extortion: Whoever, commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
• 425. Mischief:
  • Mischief occurs when someone intentionally or recklessly destroys or damages property, causing wrongful loss or harm to the public or an individual. This includes actions that diminish the property's value, utility, or causes harm in any way. The intent to harm the property owner is not necessary; it is sufficient to intend to cause harm to anyone through property damage. Mischief can be committed against one's own property or jointly owned property.
  • 426. Punishment for mischief: Whoever commits mischief shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.
• 441. Criminal trespass:
  • Whoever enters into or upon property in the possession of another with intent to commit an offence or to intimidate, insult or annoy any person in possession of such property, or, having lawfully entered into or upon such property, unlawfully remains there with intent thereby to intimidate, insult or annoy any such person, or with intent to commit an offence, is said to commit "criminal trespass".
  • 447. Punishment for criminal trespass: Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to Rs 1500, or with both.
• 442. House-trespass:
  • Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place for worship, or as a place for the custody of property, is said to commit "house-trespass". Explanation: The introduction of any part of the criminal trespasser's body is entering sufficient to constitute house trespass.
  • 448. Punishment for house-trespass: Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to Rs 3000, or with both.^[6]

Does not includeprovincial amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code.

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• Full text of the Pakistan Penal Code — up-to-date with all amendments — Pakistani.org
• Pakistan Penal Code 1860 — pakistancode.gov.pk

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