PPC § 337J — Causing hurt by means of a poison

Statutory text (English)

Whoever administers to, or causes to be taken
by, any person, any poison or any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or such other thing
with intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an
offence, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt may, in addition to the punishment
or arsh or daman provided for the kind of hurt caused, be punished, having regard to the nature of the
hurt caused, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.337J: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 117, 118, 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. 117, 118) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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