CrPC § 398 — Saving as to sections 396 and 397

Statutory text (English)

(1) Nothing in section 396 or section 397 shall be held to
excuse any person from any part of the punishment to which he is liable upon his former or subsequent
conviction.

(2) When an award of imprisonment in default of payment of a fine is annexed to a substantive sentence
of imprisonment, or to a sentence of
[imprisonment for life]
* * *, and the person undergoing the sentence
is after its execution to undergo a further substantive sentence, or further substantive sentences, of
imprisonment,
[or 8[imprisonment for life], effect shall not be given to the award of imprisonment in
default of payment of the fine until the person has undergone the further sentence or sentences.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.398: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 148, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 148) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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