PPC § 225 — Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person

Statutory text (English)

Whoever
intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person
for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person
is lawfully detained for an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both ;
or, if the person to be apprehended, or the person rescued or attempted to be rescued, is charged
with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with l[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine ;
or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or
liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine ;
or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is liable under the
sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such a sentence, to l[imprisonment for
life] 2* * * 3* * or imprisonment, for a term of ten years or upwards, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable
to fine ;
or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is under sentence of
death, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life] or imprisonment of either description for a term
not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.225: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 90, 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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