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(Pakistan) Penal Code, 1860

Topic Serial #	Content	Case Law
	Preamble
0	Preamble	Case Law
	CHAPTER I
	INTRODUCTION
1	Title and extent of operation of the Code
2	Punishment of offences committed within Pakistan	Case Law
3	Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Pakistan
4	Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
5	Certain laws” not to be affected by this Act	Case Law
	CHAPTER II
	GENERAL EXPLANATIONS
6	Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions	Case Law
7	Sense of expression once explained
8	Gender
9	Number
10	“Man”, “Woman”	Case Law
11	“Person”	Case Law
12	“Public”
13	Definition of “Queen” Omitted by A.O., 1961
14	“Servants of the State”
15	[Definition of “British” India]
16	[Definition of “Government of India”]
17	Government”
18	[“Definition of Presidency”]
19	“Judge”	Case Law
20	“Court of Justice”
21	“Public servant”	Case Law
22	“Movable property”	Case Law
23	“Wrongful gain”	Case Law
24	“Dishonestly”	Case Law
25	“Fraudulently”	Case Law
26	“Reason to believe*
27	Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant	Case Law
28	“Counterfeit”	Case Law
29	“Document”	Case Law
30	“Valuable security”
31	“A will”
32	Words referring to acts include illegal omissions
33	“Act”: “Omission”	Case Law
34	Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention	Case Law
35	When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention
36	Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission
37	Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence
38	Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences	Case Law
39	“Voluntarily”	Case Law
40	“Offence”
41	“Special law”	Case Law
42	“Local law”	Case Law
43	“Illegal”: “Legally bound to do”	Case Law
44	“Injury”
45	“Life”
46	“Death”
47	“Animal”
48	“Vessel”
49	“Year”: “Month”
50	“Section”
51	“Oath”
52	“Good faith”	Case Law
52	52-A “Harbour”	Case Law
	CHAPTER III
	OF PUNISHMENTS
53	Punishment	Case Law
54	Commutation of sentence of death	Case Law
55	Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life
55	55-A Saving for President”s Prerogative
56	Sentence of Europeans and Americans to Penal servitude
57	Fractions of terms of punishment	Case Law
58	Omitted by
59	Omitted by
60	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
61	Sentence of forfeiture of property
62	Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death transportation or imprisonment
63	Amount of fine
64	Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine	Case Law
65	Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable
66	Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
67	Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only
68	Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine
69	Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
70	Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment	Case Law
71	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences	Case Law
72	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating; that it is doubtful of which	Case Law
73	Solitary confinement
74	Limit of solitary confinement
75	Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XSI or Chapter XV after previous conviction	Case Law
	CHAPTER IV
	GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
76	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law	Case Law
77	Act of Judge when acting judicially
78	Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
79	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law	Case Law
80	Accident in doing a lawful act
81	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
82	Act of a child under seven years of age
83	Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
84	Act of person of unsound mind	Case Law
85	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
86	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is Intoxicated
87	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
88	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person”s benefit
89	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of\| guardian
90	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
91	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
92	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
93	Communication made in good faith
94	Act to which a person is compelled by threats
95	Act causing slight harm
96	Things done in private defence	Case Law
97	Right of private defence of the body and of property	Case Law
98	Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc
99	Acts against which there is no right of private defence	Case Law
100	When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death	Case Law
101	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
102	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
103	When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
104	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
105	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property
106	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is a risk of harm to innocent person	Case Law
	CHAPTER V

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