PPC § 352 — Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.

Statutory text (English)

Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person otherwise than on grave and sudden provocation
given by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to 1[one thousand five hundred rupees], or with
both.

Explanation.–– Grave and sudden provocation will not mitigate the punishment for an offence
under this section, if the provocation is sought or voluntarily provoked by the offender as an excuse for the
offence, or
if the provocation is given by anything done in obedience to the law, or by a public servant, in the
lawful exercise of the powers of such public servant, or
if the provocation is given by anything done in the lawful exercise of the right of private defence.
Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to mitigate the offence, is a question of
fact.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.352: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 128, 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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