Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)

PPC § 153 — Want only giving provocation with intent to cause riot– if rioting be committed; if

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Statutory text (English)

not committed. Whoever malignantly, or wantonly, by doing anything which is illegal, gives
provocation to any person intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause the
offence of rioting to be committed, shall, if the offence of rioting be committed in consequence of such
provocation, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one
year, or with fine, or with both; and if the offence of rioting be not committed, with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.153: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 66, 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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