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PAK-1860-L-64050
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Title_of_text
Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Pakistan
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1860-10-16
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Penal Code of Pakistan. Contains 23 Chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: General Explanations. Chapter 3: Punishments. Chapter 4: General Exceptions. Chapter 5: Abetment. Chapter 5a: Criminal Conspiracy. Chapter 6: Offences against the State. Chapter 7: Offences relating to Army, Navy and Air Force. Chapter 8: Offences against public tranquility. Chapter 9: Offences relating to public servants. Chapter 9a: Offences relating to elections. Chapter 10: Contempts of lawful authority of public servants. Chapter 11: False evidence and offences against public justice. Chapter 12: Offences relating to coins and government stamps. Chapter 13: Offences relating to weights and measures. Chapter 14: Offences affecting public health, safety, conveyence, decency and morals. Chapter 15: Offences relating to religion. Chapter 16: Offences affecting human body. Chapter 16a: Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement. Chapter 17: Offences against property. Chapter 18: Offences relating to documents and to trade in property marks. Chapter 19: Criminal breach of contractors of service. Chapter 20: Offences relating to marriage. Chapter 21: Defamation. Chapter 22: Criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance. Chapter 22: Attempts to commit offences.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1997 (PAK-1997-L-81777)
Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (No. XXVII of 1997).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2006 (PAK-2006-L-81773)
Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. VI of 2006).
Amending text(s)
2005 (PAK-2005-L-81774)
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 (No. I of 2005).
Amending text(s)
2010-06-21 (PAK-2010-L-86170)
The Pakistan Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XV of 2010).
Amending text(s)
2012-12-06 (PAK-2012-L-92176)
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXIII of 2012).
Amending text(s)
2011-12-05 (PAK-2011-L-92184)
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XX of 2011).
Amending text(s)
2011-12-26 (PAK-2011-L-92185)
Criminal Law (Third Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XXVI of 2011).
Amending text(s)
2011-12-28 (PAK-2011-L-92186)
Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XXV of 2011).
Amending text(s)
2016-02-04 (PAK-2016-L-101673)
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No.VI of 2016).
Amending text(s)
2017-02-16 (PAK-2017-L-104947)
Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. IV of 2017).
Amending text(s)
2016-10-22 (PAK-2016-L-109729)
Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences Relating to Rape) Act, 2016 (Act XLIV of 2016).
Amending text(s)
2016-10-21 (PAK-2016-L-109730)
Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences in the Name or on pretext of Honour) (Act XLIII of 2016).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1968-03-08 (PAK-1968-R-86160)
Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968 (W.P. Ord. VI of 1968).
Related text(s)
2016-10-29 (PAK-2016-L-104987)
Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Act 2016 (L of 2016).
Related text(s)
2017-05-31 (PAK-2017-L-104988)
Punjab Women Protection Authority Act 2017 (X of 2017).
Related text(s)
2017-01-25 (PAK-2017-L-104994)
The Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Act, 2017 (Sindh Act No.III of 2017).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pakistan Code, Government of Pakistan
URL
http://pakistancode.gov.pk/
File
PAK64050 2017.pdf (PDF of Code as amended to 16/02/2017)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Exhaustive Commentary on the Pakistan Penal Code
Author
Munir Ahmad Khan
Publisher
Khyber Law Publisher
Country
Pakistan
Date
2002
Page range
1383 p.