PPC § 338G — Rules

Statutory text (English)

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(1)] The Government may, in consultation with the Council of Islamic
Ideology, by notification in the official Gazette, make such rules as it may consider necessary for
carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.
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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section

(1), the Federal Government may,
by Notification in the official Gazette, make rules regarding the following matters, namely:—
(a) providing mechanism for creation of a fund, which shall be non-lapsable and
exempted from taxes, for the purpose of making of payment of diyat, arsh and
daman of the convicts, who, on account of poverty and weak financial position
are confined in jails for want of making the said payment;
(b) facility of extending soft loans out of the said fund to the convicts enabling them
to satisfy the claim of legal heirs of the deceased or victims in respect of diyat,
arsh and daman;
(c) in appropriate cases release of such prisoners on parole by the court who after
having served out the substantive sentence of imprisonment, if any, are confined
in jails on account of non-payment of diyat, arsh and daman;
(d) providing jobs to the said convicts, other than the Government department in
the work places attached with the jails or through the social organizations or
philanthropists, enabling the convicts to disburse the amount paid out of the
fund or extended through loans;
(e) mechanism for protecting rights of the victims for the purpose of diyat, arsh and
daman; and
(f) any other matter for which the rules may be necessary to carry out the aforesaid
purposes.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.338G: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 124, 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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