PPC § 337Y — Value of daman

Statutory text (English)

(1) The value of daman may be determined by the court keeping in
view.
(a) the expenses incurred on the treatment of victom ;
(b) loss or disability caused in the functioning or power of any organ; and
(c) the compensation for the anguish suffered by the victim;.
1[(1a) The daman may be made payable in lump sum or in installments spread over a period of
five years from the date of the final judgement.] and
1[
(2) Where a convict fails to pay daman or any part thereof within the period specified in sub-
section (la), the convict may be kept in jail and dealt with in the same manner as if sentenced to simple
imprisonment until daman is paid in full or may be released on bail if he furnishes security or surety
equivalent to the amount of daman to the satisfaction of the court or may be released on parole as may
be prescribed by the rules.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.337Y: 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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