Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)

PPC § 337V — Arsh for hair

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Statutory text (English)

(1) Whoever uproots—
(a) all the hair of the head, beard, mustaches, eyebrow, eyelashes or any other part
of the body shall be liable to arsh equal to diyat and may also be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years
as ta'zir;
(b) one eyebrow shall be liable to arsh equal to one-half of the diyat ; and
(c) one eyelash, shall be liable to arsh equal to one-fourth of the diyat.

(2) Where the hair of any part of the body of the victim are forcibly removed by any process
not covered under sub-section

(1), the accused shall be liable to daman and imprisonment of either
description which may extend to one year.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.337V: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 121, 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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