PPC § 505 — Statement conducing to public mischief

Statutory text (English)

(1) Whoever makes, publishes or
circulates any statement, rumour or report,
(a) with intent to cause or incite, or which is likely to cause or incite, any officer,
soldier, sailor, or airman in the Army, Navy or Air Force of Pakistan to mutiny
or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such ; or
(b) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public or
to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an
offence against the State or against the public tranquillity ; or
(c) with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of
persons to commit any offence against any other class or community,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and with fine.

(2) Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumour or
alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of
religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever,
feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or
castes or communities, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven
years and with fine.

Explanation.— It does not amount to an offence within the meaning of this section, when the
person making, publishing or circulating any such statement, rumour or report has reasonable grounds
for believing that such statement, rumour or report is true and makes, publishes or circulates it in good
faith and without any such intent as aforesaid.]

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.505: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 176, 177, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

Verification status: verified · Text status: auto_transcribed_verified_source

The record cites an official source, but its transcription is automated or only partly checked; a human re-check is pending.

Official Urdu text status: pending_official_urdu_text. Where official Urdu wording has not been sourced, Qanoon does not substitute an unverified translation for the statutory text.

Historical text notes

1 historical record is linked to this section. Historical wording may be incomplete or pending verification; it is not presented as current law.

• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 176, 177) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

Read this provision with care

This is a public reference to a stored statute record, not legal advice or a case-specific interpretation. Check the latest official gazette, applicable amendments and jurisdiction before relying on the text. A citation and verification label describe the record in this app; they cannot confirm that no later change has occurred. For a real legal matter, consult a licensed advocate.

Use the full PPC section index to compare nearby provisions, or return to search.