PPC § 337X — Payment of arsh

Statutory text (English)

(1) The arsh may be made payable in a lump sum or in instalments
spread over a period of 1[five years] from the date of the final judgement.

(2) Where a convict fails to pay arsh or any part thereof within the period specified in
sub-section

(1), the convict may be kept in jail and dealt with in the same manner as if sentenced to
simple imprisonment until arsh is paid in full or may be released on bail if he furnishes security 1[or
surety] equal to the amount of arsh to the satisfaction of the court 1[or may be released on parole as
may be prescribed by the rules.]

(3) Where a convict dies before the payment of arsh or any part thereof, it shall be
recovered from his estate.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.337X: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 122, 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. 122) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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