PPC § 69 — Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine

Statutory text (English)

If, before
the expiration of the term of imprisonment fixed in default of payment, such a proportion of the fine
be paid or levied that the term of imprisonmen tsuffered in default of payment is not less than
proportional to the part of the fine still unpaid, the imprisonment shall terminate.

Illustration
A is sentenced to a fine of one hundred rupees and to four months' imprisonment in default of
payment. Here, if seventy-five rupees of the fine be paid or levied before the expiration of one month
of the imprisonment, A will be discharged as soon as the first month has expired. If seventy-five rupees
be paid or levied at the time of the expiration of the first month, or at any later time while A continues
in imprisonment, A will be immediately discharged. If fifty rupees of the fine be paid or levied before
the expiration of two months of the imprisonments, A will be discharged as soon as the two months
are completed. If fifty rupees be paid or levied at the time of the expiration to those two months, or at
any later time while A continues in imprisonment, A will be immediately discharged.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.69: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 42, 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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