PPC § 311 — Ta'zir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl-i-amd

Statutory text (English)

Where all the
wali do not waive or compound the right of qisas, or if the principle of fasad-fil-arz is attracted, the
court may, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, punish an offender against whom
the right of qisas has been waived or compounded with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment
of either description for a term of which may extend to fourteen years as ta'zir:

Provided that if the offence has been committed in the name or on the pretext of honour, the
punishment shall be imprisonment for life.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.311: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 110, 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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