PPC § 137 — Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master

Statutory text (English)

The
master or person incharge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Army, 2[Navy
or Air Force] of 3[Pakistan] is concealed, shall, though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a
penalty not exceeding 5[one thousand five hundred rupees], if he might have known of such
concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want
of discipline on board of the vessel.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.137: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 63, 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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