PPC § 310 — Compounding of qisas (Sulh) (صلع) in qatl-i- amd

Statutory text (English)

(1) In the case of qatl-i-amd, an
adult sane wali may, at any time on accepting badal-i-sulh, compound his right of qisas:
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Provided that a female shall not be given in marriage or otherwise in badal-i-sulh] 1[:]
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Provided further that where the principle of fasad-fil-arz is attracted, compounding of the
right of qisas shall be subject to the provisions of section 311.]

(2) Where a wali is a minor or an insane, the wali of such minor or insane wali may
compound the right of qisas on behalf of such minor or insane wali:

Provided that the value of badal-i-sulh shall not be less than the value of diyat.

(3) Where the Government is the wali, it may compound the right of qisas:

Provided that the value of badal-i-sulh shall not be less than the value of diyat.

(4) Where the badal-i-sulh is not determined or is a property or a right the value of which
cannot be determined in terms of money under Shari'ah (شریعہ) the right of qisas shall be deemed to
have been compounded and the offender shall be liable to diyat.

(5) Badal-i-sulh may be paid or given on demand or on a deferred date as may be agreed
upon between the offender and the wali.

Explanation.— In this section, Badal-i-sulh means the mutually agreed compensation according
to Shari'ah to be paid or given by the offender to a wali in cash or in kind or in the form of moveable
or immovable property.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.310: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 109, 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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