Section 299: Definitions

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This section defines the following terms used in The Pakistan Penal Code: • adult — a person who has attained the age of eighteen years • authorised medical officer — a medical officer or a Medical Board, howsoever designated, authorised by the Provincial Government • Government — the Provincial Government • minor — a person who is not an adult; [ • offence committed in the name or on the pretext of honour — an offence committed in the name or on the pretext of karo kari, siyah kari or similar other customs or practices;] This is the official statutory text, shown as written — it is not a paraphrase or a legal opinion. Consult a verified lawyer to see how it applies to your specific situation.

In this Chapter, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) “adult” means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years; (b) “arsh” ( شرا ) means the compensation specified in this Chapter to be paid to the victim or his heirs under this chapter; (c) “authorised medical officer” means a medical officer or a Medical Board, howsoever designated, authorised by the Provincial Government; (d) “daman” (نامض) means the compensation determined by the court to be paid by the offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to arsh ( ) ; شرا (e) “diyat” (تید) means the compensation specified in section 323 payable to the heirs of the victim; [(ee) “fasad fil arz” includes the past conduct of the offender or whether he has any previous conviction or the brutal or shocking manner in which the offence has been committed which is outrageous to the public conscience or if the offender is considered a potential danger to the community or if the offence has been committed in the name or on the pretext of honour;] (f) “Government” means the Provincial Government; (g) “ikrah e tam” (مات ہارکا) means putting any person, his spouse or any of his blood relations within the prohibited degree of marriage in fear of instant death or instant permanent impairing of any organ of the body or instant fear of being subjected to sodomy or zina bil jabr; (h) “ikrah e naqis” (صقان ہارکا) means any form of duress which does not amount to ikrah i tam; (i) “minor” means a person who is not an adult; [(ii) “offence committed in the name or on the pretext of honour” means an offence committed in the name or on the pretext of karo kari, siyah kari or similar other customs or practices;] (j) “qatl” (لتق) means causing death of a person; (k) “qisas” (صاصق) means punishment by causing similar hurt at the same part of the body of the convict as he has caused to the victim or by causing his death if he has committed qatl i-amd, in exercise of the right of the victim or a wali ; (l) “ta’zir” (ریزعت) means punishment other than qisas (صاصق), diyat (تید), arsh ( ) or daman (نامض) ; and شرا (m) “wali” (یلو) means a person entitled to claim qisas.

Effective date: 1862-01-01

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