PPC § 336A — Hurt caused by corrosive substance

Statutory text (English)

Whoever with the intention or knowingly
causes or attempts to cause hurt by means of a corrosive substance or any substance which is
deleterious to human body when it is swallowed, inhaled, comes into contact or received into human
body or otherwise shall be said to cause hurt by corrosive substance:

Explanation.— In this sub-section, unless the context otherwise requires, “corrosive substance”
means a substance which may destroy, cause hurt, deface or dismember any organ of the human body
and includes every kind of acid, poison, explosive or explosive substance, heating substance, noxious
thing, arsenic or any other chemical which has a corroding effect and which is deleterious to human
body.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.336A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 114, 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. 114) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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