PPC § 337M — Hurt not liable to qisas

Statutory text (English)

Hurt shall not be liable to qisas in the following cases,
namely:—
(a) when the offender is a minor or insane:

Provided that he shall be liable to arsh and also to ta'zir to be determined
by the court having regard to the age of offender, circumstances of the case and
the nature of hurt caused;
(b) when an offender at the instance of the victim causes hurt to him:

Provided that the offender may be liable to ta'zir provided for the kind
of hurt caused by him;
(c) when the offender has caused itlaf-i-udw of a physically imperfect organ of the
victim and the convict does not suffer from similar physical imperfection of
such organ:

Provided that the offender shall be liable to arsh and may also be liable
to ta'zir provided for the kind of hurt caused by him; and
(d) when the organ of the offender liable to qisas is missing:

Provided that the offender shall be liable to arsh and may also be liable
to ta'zir provided for the kind of hurt caused by him.
Illustrations
(i) A amputates the right ear of Z, the half of which was already missing. If A’s right
ear is perfect, he shall be liable to arsh and not qisas.
(ii) If in the above illustration, Z’s ear is physically perfect but without power of
hearing, A shall be liable to qisas because the defect in Z's ear is not physical.
(iii) If in illustration (i) Z’s ear is pierced. A shall be liable to qisas because such minor
defect is not physical imperfection.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.337M: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 118, 119, 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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