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PAK-2016-L-109730
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Title_of_text
Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences in the Name or on pretext of Honour) (Act XLIII of 2016).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Pakistan
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-10-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898 by increasing the penalties for honour killings and amending the definition and scope of offences relating to honour killing. It treats the case of honour killing as “Fasad-fil-ard” for which the sentence suggested is life imprisonment that can’t be waived or compounded.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1860-10-16 (PAK-1860-L-64050)
Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
Amended text(s)
1898 (PAK-1898-L-68440)
Code of Criminal Procedure (V of 1898).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
National Assembly of Pakistan
URL
http://www.na.gov.pk/
File
PAK109730.pdf (PDF)