PPC § 374 — Unlawful compulsory labour

Statutory text (English)

(1)] Whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour
against the will of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
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(2) Whoever compels a prisoner of war or a protected person to serve in the armed forces of
Pakistan shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
one year.

Explanation.— In this section the expressions “prisoner of war” and “protected person” shall
have the same meaning as have been assigned to them respectively by Article 4 of the Geneva
Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949, and Article 4 of the
Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949,
ratified by Pakistan on the second June, 1951.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.374: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 132, 133, 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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