PPC § 218 — Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from

Statutory text (English)

punishment or property from forfeiture. Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public
servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a
manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will
thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing
it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or
knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is
liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.218: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 88, 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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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 88) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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