PPC § 307 — Cases in which Qisas for qatl-e-amd shall not be enforced

Statutory text (English)

(1) Qisas for qatl-i-amd
shall not be enforced in the following cases, namely:—
(a) when the offender dies before the enforcement of qisas ;
(b) when any wali voluntarily and without duress, to the satisfaction of the court,
waives the right of qisas under section 309 or compound sunder section 310;
and
(c) when the right of qisas devolves on the offender as a result of the death of the
wali of the victim, or on the person who has no right of qisas against the
offender.

(2) To satisfy itself that the wali has waived the right of qisas under section 309 or
compounded the right of qisas under section 310 voluntarily and without duress the court shall take
down the statement of the wali and such other persons as it may deem necessary on oath and record
an opinion that it is satisfied that the waiver or, as the case may be, the composition, was voluntary
and not the result of any duress.
Illustrations
(i) A kills Z, the maternal uncle of his son B. Z has no other wali except D, the wife
of A. D has the right of qisas from A. But if D dies, the right of qisas shall
devolve on her son B who is also the son of the offender A. B cannot claim qisas
against his father. Therefore, the qisas cannot be enforced.
(ii) B kills Z, the brother of her husband A. Z has no heir except A. Here A can
claim qisas from his wife B. But if A dies, the right of qisas shall devolve on
his son D who is also son of B, the qisas cannot be enforced against B.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.307: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 107, 108, 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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