PPC § 337 — Shajjah

Statutory text (English)

(1) Whoever causes, on the head or face of any person, any hurt which does
not amount to itlaf-i-udw or itlaf-i-salahiyyati-udw, is said to cause shajjah.

(2) The following are the kinds of shajjah, namely:—
(a) Shajjah-i-Khafifah (شجہ خفیفہ);
b) Shajjah-i-mudihah (شجہ موضعہ;)
(c) Shajjah-i-hashimah (شجہ ہاشمہ);
d) Shajjah-i-munaqqilah (شجہ منقولہ);
e) Shajjah-i-ammah (شجہ امہ); and
(f) Shajjah-i-damighah. (شجہ دامعنہ)
3) Whoever causes shajjah,—
(i) without exposing bone of the victim, is said to cause shajjah-i-khafifah ;
(ii) by exposing any bone of the victim without causing fracture, is said to cause
shajjah-i-mudihah ;
(iii) by fracturing the bone of the victim, without dislocating it, is said to cause
shajjah-i-hashimah ;
(iv) by causing fracture of the bone of the victim and thereby bone is dislocated, is
said to cause shajjah-i-munaqqilah ;
(v) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim so that the wound touches the
membrane of the brain, is said to cause shajjah-i-ammah ; and
(vi) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim and the wound ruptures the
membrane of the brain is said to cause shajjah-i-damighah.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.337: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 114, 115, 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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