PPC § 392 — Punishment for robbery

Statutory text (English)

Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which [shall not be less than three years nor more than] ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the robbery be committed on the highway [* * *] the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.392: Pakistan Code portal PDF p.140, ingested 2026-09-15. Footnotes: '1[shall not be less than three years nor more than]' subs. by the Criminal Laws (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (3 of 1980), ss.7&10 for 'may extend to'; '2[* * *]' words 'between sunset and sunrise' omitted by Act VII of 1993, s.2. Human admin re-check recommended.

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Amendment references

• Criminal Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980 (3 of 1980) — In s.392, replaced 'may extend to' with '[shall not be less than three years nor more than]' — creating the mandatory minimum sentence for robbery. NEW in v2. verified
• Act No. VII of 1993 — Omitted the words 'between sunset and sunrise' from s.392 — the 14-year extension now applies to any highway robbery. NEW in v2. verified

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