Section 5: The conditions and mode of execution of punishment of whipping. The following

5. The conditions and mode of execution of punishment of whipping. The following provisions shall apply to the execution of the punishment of whipping, namely:— (a) before the execution of the punishment commences, the convict shall be medically examined by the authorized medical officer so as to ensure that the execution of the punishment will not cause the death of the convict; (b) if the convict is too old or too weak, having regard to the sentence of whipping awarded, the number of stripes shall be applied in such manner and with such intervals that the execution of the punishment does not cause his death. (c) if the convict is ill, the execution of the punishment shall be postponed until the convict is certified by the authorized medical officer to be physically fit to undergo the punishment; (d) if the convict is a woman who is pregnant, the execution of the punishment shall be postponed until the expiration of a period of two months after the birth of the child or miscarriage, as the case may be; (e) if, at the time of the execution of the punishment, the weather is too cold or too hot, the execution shall be postponed until the weather has become normal; (f) the punishments shall be executed in the presence of the authorized medical officer at such public place as 1* * * the Provincial Government may appoint for the purpose; (g) the person appointed to execute the punishment shall be impartial and of mature understanding; (h) he shall apply the whip with moderate force without raising his hand above his head so as not to lacerate the skin of the convict; (i) after he has applied a stripe, he shall rise the whip aloft and shall not pull it off; (j) the stripes shall be spread over the body of the convict, so, however, that the stripes shall not be applied on the head, face, stomach or chest or the delicate parts of the body of the convict; (k) such clothes of the convict shall be left on the body of the convict as are required by the Injunctions of Islam to be put on; (l) the stripes shall be applied, in the case of a male, while he is standing and, in the case of a female, while she is sitting; and (m) if, after the execution of the punishment has commenced the authorized medical officer is of the opinion that there is apprehension of the death of the convict, the execution of the punishment shall be postponed until the authorized medical officer certifies him physically fit to undergo the remainder of the punishment. 1Omitted by the Execution of the Punishment of Whipping (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (I of 1984). s.2.

Effective date: 1979-01-01

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