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  2. Pakistan Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The Pakistan Penal Code (Urdu: مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان; Majmū'ah-yi ta'zīrāt-i Pākistān), abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged in Pakistan. It was originally prepared by Lord Macaulay with a great consultation in 1860 on behalf of the Government of British India as the Indian Penal Code .

  3. Capital punishment in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    This Code draws its origin from the Indian Penal Code, after several amendments from different governments in Pakistan, the Code is now a mixture of Islamic and English law. [16] This Code provides explanations, definition, and punishment for all type of offences.

  4. LGBTQ rights in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    After Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the Parliament retained the Penal Code, merely changing the title to Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860). Within the Penal Code, Article 377 ("Unnatural Offences") states: "Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with ...

  5. Pakistani Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. Redirect to: Pakistan ...

  6. Blasphemy in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Religion-related offences on the territory of modern Pakistan were first codified by the British Raj in 1860, and were expanded in 1927. [34] Pakistan inherited that legislation when it gained independence after the partition of India in 1947. [34] Several sections of Pakistan's Penal Code comprise its blasphemy laws. [35]

  7. Juvenile justice in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Anees Jillani opines that one of the reasons for the large number of children coming into conflict with the law is the low age of criminal responsibility, which is seven years under section 82 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 (No XLV) Additionally, section 83 of the Pakistan Penal Code says that nothing is an offense which is done by a child ...

  8. Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pakistan Penal Code. Criminal Procedure Code. ... 1860: 272 14. District Jail Vehari: 898 15.

  9. Child marriage in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    In addition to being covered by the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929, such marriages are also covered by section 310-A of the PPC (Pakistan Penal Code 1860), and are liable to be imprisoned up to a term of seven years but not less than three years and liable to a fine of Rs 500,000. [8]