PPC § 394 — Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery

Statutory text (English)

If any person, in committing or in
attempting to commit robbery, voluntarily causes hurt, such person, and any other person jointly
concerned in committing or attempting to commit such robbery, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment
for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which 2[shall not be less than four years nor more
than] ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.394: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 140, 141, 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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