PPC § 64 — Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

Statutory text (English)

3[In every case of an offence
punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, in which the offender is sentenced to a fine, whether
with or without imprisonment,
and in every case of an offence punishable 4[with imprisonment or fine, or] with fine only, in
which the offender is sentenced to a fine,]
it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to direct by the sentence that,
in default of payment of the fine, the offender shall suffer imprisonment for a certain term, which
imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced or
to which he may be liable under a commutation of a sentence.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.64: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 41, 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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