PPC § 349 — Force

Statutory text (English)

A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion,
or cessation of motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion,
or cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any part of that other's body, or with
anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with anything so situated that such contact affects
that other's sense of feeling:

Provided that the person causing the motion, or change of motion, or
cessation of motion, causes that motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion in one of the three
ways hereinafter described:
First.—By his own bodily power.
Secondly.— By disposing any substance in such a manner that the motion or change or cessation
of motion takes place without any further act on his part, or on the part of any other person.
Thirdly.— By inducing any animal to move, to change its motion, or to cease to move.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.349: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 126, 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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