Section 44: Public to give information of certain offences

[(1) Every person aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit, any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, namely, 121, 121A, 122, 123, 123A, 124, 124A, 125, 126, 130, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 153A, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 168, 170, 231, 232, 255, 302, 303, 304, 304A, 364A, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460 and 489A, shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie upon the person so aware, forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate , Justice of the Peace or police officer of such commission or intention.] (2) For the purposes of this section the term “offence” includes any act committed at any place out of [Pakistan] which would constitute an offence if committed in [Pakistan].

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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