PPC § 261 — Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from

Statutory text (English)

document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government. Whoever fraudulently or
with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp
issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any writing or document for which such stamp has
been used, or removes from any writing or document a stamp which has been used for such writing or
document, in order that such stamp may be used for a different writing or document, 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.261: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 96, 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. 96) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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