Pakistan penal code MCQS

1. The terms mensrea means constructive intention.

2. According to ppc person includes any company or association or body of

persons.

3. The term gender includes both male and female.

4. According to ppc public includes any class of community and people.

5. According to ppc movable property includes corporeal property of every

description.

6. Theft by clerk or servant of property has been provided in section 381 ppc

7. Extortion has been defined in section 383 ppc

8. Punishment for extortion is imprisonment extendable up to 03 years or with fine

or both.

9. Theft of car and other vehicle has been defined in section 381-A ppc.

10.According to ppc wrongful gain is a gain given by unlawful means.

11. Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one

person or wrongful loss to another person is said to do that thing dishonestly.

12.The special law is applicable to a particular object.

13.Any harm whatever illegally caused to any person , in body, mind reputation or

property is called injury.

14. Nothing is an offence which is done by a child of age 07 years.

15.Act done in private defence is not an offence.

16. Solitary confinement is isolation of prisoner from human intercourse and

society.

17. A writes his name on the back of a bill of exchange. As the effect of his

endorsement is to transfer the right to the bill to any person who may become

the lawful holder of it , the endorsement is a valuable security.

18. The word common intention means common interest.

19.Criminal breach of trust has been defined in section 405 ppc.

20. According to section 359 ppc kidnapping is of 02 types.

21. The term voluntarily means an act of one’s own privileges.

22. Arsh and daman are fixed punishments in their own rights.\

23. Tazir is the punishment which cannot be fixed by the legislature but is left to

the discretion of Court.

24. The word tazir is derived from tazar.

25. The term government has been defined in section 17b ppc.

26. The term diyat means the compensation payable to the legal heirs of victims.

27. A cuts down tree belonging to Z with the intention of taking the tree out of the

possession of Z , A has committed theft.

28. A takes property belonging to Z out of Z’s possession in good faith that the

property belongs to himself afterwards dishonestly misappropriates a property

to his own use he is guilty of an offence of criminal misappropriation.

29. Arsh denotes to the compensation to be paid to the victim or his heirs.

30. Daman means the compensation determined by the Court to be paid by the

offender to the victims or his heirs for causing a hurt not liable to arsh.

31. Qisas is a punishment by causing similar hurt at the same part of the body of

convict.

32. In section 306 it is defined that qatl-e- amad is not liable to Qisas.

33.In case of Qatal, if the there is no legal heir, the wali shall be legal Government/

State.

34. Hijacking has been defined in section 402-A ppc.

35. Stolen property is defined in section 410 ppc.

36. Rape has been defined in section 475 ppc.

37. Value of diyat is equal to 30630 grams silver.

38. Wali means a person entitled to claim Qisas.

39. Harbouring offender means to conceal a person with intention of screening

him from legal punishment.

40.The term counterfiet means making of one thing resemblance to another with

practice deception.
41. Punishment for Qatal -bi-sabab is that the offender shall be liable to Diyat.

42. Qatle amad has been defined in section 300 PPC.

43. Qatle Khata has been defined in section 318 ppc.

44. Qatal bisabab has been defined in section 321 ppc.

45.Qatlekhata by Rash and negligent driving has been defined in section 319 ppc.

46.Qatal shibeamad has been defined in section 315 ppc.

47. Minor means who is not and adult.

48. Qatl means if he has committed causing death of any human being.

49.Culbale means censurable and blamable

50.The right of causing death of a convict if he has committed qatleamad is called

Qisas.

51. A finds the keys of Z’s house door, which Z has lost , and commits house

trespass by entering Z’s house , having open the door with that key is said to

have committed house breaking.

52. Decoity has been defined in section 391 ppc.

53. Dishonest misappropriation of property has been defined in section 403 ppc.

54. Mens rea means to have a guilty mind while actus reus menas guilty act.

55. Any person liable by Pakistani law to be tried for an offence committed byond

Pakistan shall be dealt with according to the provision of this code for any act
 committed beyond Pakistan in the same manner s if he has coimmited it in

Pakistan.

56. Any citizen of Pakistan who commits the offence outside Pakistan may be tried

at any place in Pakistan where he is found.

57. Under section 19 the word judge denotes not only every person who is

designated as a judge but also every person who is empowered by law to give

any judgement.

58.The word court of justice denotes a judge who is empowered by Law to act

judicially alone.

59. The word movable property are intended to include corporel property of every

description , except land and thing attached to the Earth or permanently

fastened to anything which is attached to the earth.

60. When a property is in the possession of person,s wife, clerk or servant , on

account of that person , it is in that persons possession within the meaning of

this code.

61. A person is said to counterfeit who causes one thing to resemble one thing to

deceive others.

62. Thwe word valuable security denotes a document whereby any legal right is

extended , transferred or any legal liability exists.

63. Under section 34 where an act is done by a several persons with common

intention such person will be held liable as if he has done it alone.

64.Nothing is said to be done in good faith which is done or believed without due

care and caution.

65. The word WILL denotes any testamantery document.

66.There are ten types of punishments provided in ppc as provided in section 53.

67. Federal or provincial govt may commute the punishment for any other

punishment but in case of sentence of death passed in case of offence of Qatl ,

such sentence shall not be commuted without the consent of the legal heirs of

the victim. ( section 54 ).

68. Under section 57 PPC imprisonment of Life shall be reckoned as equivilant to

the imprisonment for twenty five years.

69. Under section 63 PPC when no sum of fine is expressed then the amount of

fine of which the offender is liable is unlimited but shall not be excessive.

70. Under section 65 when in case of non-payment of fine the offender in default

be further imprisoned but not more than 1/4th of the total sentence of

imprisonment.

71. When the offender is sentenced with fine only then in case of default the

sentence shall not exceed more than 06 months in any case.

72. If A beats 50 strokes on B’s head and causes hurt. A is liable to one

punishment for the whole beating but not 50 times punishment.

73. Imprisonment in default is not mandatory but it rests within the discretion of

the Court.

74. Imprisonment in lieu of default cannot run concurrently with other sentence but

it is consectutive and will run in addition to other punishment.

75. Sentence in lieu of defullt of payment of fine will be terminated automatically

when a proportion of fine is paid.

76. The death of the offender will not discharge the offender from his liability but

it will be a legal liability upon him from his property .

77. When a person is found guilty of several offences and it is doubtful as to which

of the offence he is guilty , he will be punished as of the offence of lowest

punishment ( section 72 ).

78. Solitary confinement shall not exceed 03 months as a whole and a time not

exceeding one month if the ters of imprisonment shall not exceed six months

and a time not exceeding 02 months if the term of imprisonment shall not

exceed more than one year.

79. Solitary confinement shall not exceed 14 days at a time and when the

imprisonment exceed three months, the solitary confinement shall not exceed

07 days.
80. Enhanced punishment if a person is previously convicted under ch12 or ch

17.take of fact but not by mistake of Law

81.Nothng is an offence which is done by a person in mistake of fact and not by

mistake of law in good faith believing himself to be bound by Law.

82.A a soldier fires on a mob by the order of his superior officer in conformity

with the commands of Law, A has committed no offence.

83. Act of Judge acting judicially in the exercise of any power which is or not

which in good faith he believes to be given by Law to him is not offence.

84. An act done by accident , misfortune or without any criminal intent and

knowledge is not an offence under law\

85. Nothing is an offence which is done b a child under ten years age ( section 82 ).

86. Nothing is an offence if which is done by a child above ten years and under 14

years who has immature intellect or understanding.

87. Nothing is an offence when it is done by a person intoxicated against his will.

88. If A and B fence with eachother for amusement and A hurts Z it doesnot

constitute an offence because both of them consented for the amusement.

89. Anything (except murder and offences punishable with death), which is done

by a person under the threat of consequences is not an offence as per law .

90. Nothing is an offence which is done in exercise of the right of Self defence

under section 96 PPC.

91. Z under the influence of madness , attempts to kill A ,. Z is guilty of no offence

.but A has the same right of private defence which he would have if Z was sane.

92. There is no right of private defence against an act which does not reasonably

cause the apprehension of death or of grievous hurt if acted.

93. Abetment under section 107 is to instigate a person to do some that illegal

thing or aids by doing an act or omission or who engages in any conspiracy.

94. A instigates B to murder C . B refuses to do so. A is guilty of abetting B to

commit murder.

95. If A instigate B to commit murder of C in india here is guilty of abetment.

96. A instigate B to burn the house of C . B burn the house of C and theft the

property there, here A is not guilty of abetting the theft.

97. When two or more persons agree to do or cause to be done an illegal act or an

act which is not illegal but is done by illegal means is called conspiracy under

section 12A PPC.

98. Under section 121 whoever wages or attempts to wage war against Pakistan or

abets the wage of war shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life and

shall also be liable to fine.

99.Under section 123B whoever deliberately defiles or puts on fire the National

Flag of Pakistan or Unauthorisedly removes it from any building ,premises or

 vehicle or other property of govt shall be punished for a term may extend to

three years or with fine or both.

100. Under section 124A punishment of sedition is provided as life imprisonment

or three years with or without fine.

101. An assembly of five or more persons is designated as unlawful Assembly if

they all have the common object as provided in section 141 PPC.

102. When two or more persons by fighting in a public place disturb the public

peace , they are said to commit affray under section 159.

103. Taking a bribe/gratification is punishable under section 161 ppc for a period

of 03 years.

104. Under section 186 , obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his

duties shall be punished for a term which may extend to one year or with fine.

105. Giving false evidence is an offence under Pakistan penal code section 191

and is punishable for an imprisonment extendable upto 7 years.

106. Whoever fraudulently conceals or remove the property to prevent its seizure

as forfeited or in execution shall be punished with imprisonment which may

extend to two years.

107. Penalty for harbouring the robbers or decoits do not extend to the case when

harbor is by the husband or wife of the offender.

108. Whoever having accepted any conditional remission of punishmkent

knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted shall be

punished with the imprisonment which he originally was sentenced if he has

suffered no part of his sentence and in case if he has suffered any part of

sentence then he will be punished with so much of that punishment as he has

not already suffered.

109. Under section 228 PPC whoever insult the judge during judicial proceedings

shall be imprisoned for a term which may extend to 06 months , or with fine

upto 3k.

110. Under Section 295 ppc whoever destroys or damages or defiles the place of

worship with intent to insult the religion of any class of person shall be

imprisoned for a term which may be eextend to 3 years imprisonment or with

fine.

111. Under section 295-B whoever defiles , damages or desecrates a copy of holy

Quran or use it I derogatory manner or for any unlawful purpose shall be

imprisoned with life imprisonment.

112. Under section 295-C whoever by words either spoken or written or by

visible representation or by any inmputation defiles the sacred name of holy

prophet P.B.U.H shall be imprisoned with death or life imprisonment and shall

also be liable to fine.

113. Under 298C any quadyani calling or preaching as a muslim shall be

punished with three years imprisonment.

114. Under section 299 arsh, daman, diyat, etc are defined.

115. Daman means the compensation determined by the court to be paid by the

offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to arsh.

116. If the offence is committed in the name of Pretext of Honour then that is

fasad fil arz.

117. ‘’Ikrah tam’’ means putting any person or his spouse or any of his blood

relations with in prohibited degree of marriage in fear of death or permanent

impairment of organ of the body or instant fear of being subject to sodomy or

zina bil-jabar.

118. Ikrah-e-nakis means any duress other than ikrahe tam.

119. Qatl means causing death of a person.

120. Wali means a person entitled to qisas.

121. Tazir means punishment other than qisas, arsh , diyat or daman.

122. Diyat is an alternate remedy to qisas.

123. Tazir is a punishment which is not fixed by the lawgiver but it is left to the

discretion of courts.

124. Qatleamad has been defined in section 300 PPC.

125. Punishment of qatle-amad is qisas or death or lifeimprisonment for 25 years.

126. Qatl commited under ikrah-e –tam shall be punished with 25 years and in

case qatl is committed in consequence to the Iqra naqis shall be punished with

10 years.

127. Qatleamad shall not be liable to qisas when the offender is minor or when

the offender causes death of his child or grand child or low-so-ever , when the

wali of the victim is direct descendent how low-so-ever of the offender.

128. Waiving is compounding without any compensation while badesulh is

compounding on receipt of compensation.

129. When the convict is a pregnant women then the court shall postpone the

execution of qisas upto 02 years and during this period she may be released on

bail.

130. In case of qatl-e-shib-e-amad intention of the the offender is to cause harm

which does not likely to cause death as provided in section 315 PPC. ( 25 years

imprisonment)

131. Where a person committing Qatleamad or shibeamad shall be debarred from

succeeding the estate of victim as heir or beneficiary.

132. Qatle khata is defined in section 318 ppc.

133. 324 provides for the punishment of 10 years in case of attempt to commit

qatleamad.
134. Under section 321 whoever does any act without causing harm to any person

causes the death of another person is asid to commit Qatl bi-sabab.

135. Under section 323 the value of diyat shall not be less than value of 30630

grams of silver.

136. A thug under section 326 is a person whoever shall have been habitually

associated with any other fro the purpose of committing robbery or child

stealing by eans of or accompanied with qatl shall be punished with

imprisonment of life.

137. Under section 331payment of diyat may be in lumpsum or in installments

spread over a period of five years from the date of judgement.

138. Under section 332 whoever does any harm, injury or infirmity or disease or

dismemberance of any organ of the body of a person without causing his death

is said to cause death.

Kinds of hurts

a. Itlafe udw

b. Itlaf-i-salahiyat-e-udw

c. Shajjah

d. Jurh

e. All kind of other hurts.

139. Itlaf e-udw is whoever dismember , amputates severs any limb or organ of

the body of another person is said to cause itlafe-udw and shall be liable to

imprisonment upto 10 years.

140. Whoever destroys or impairs permanently the functioning , power or

capacity of an organ of the body of another person or causes permanent

disfigurement is said to cause itlaf-e-e slahiyat-e- udw.

141. Under section 337 whoever causes on the head or face of any person , any

hurt which does not amount to itlaf-e-udw oritlaf-e-salahyat-e-edw is said to

cause shajjah.

Kinds of shajjah

a.Shajjah –e-khafifah ( without exposing the bone of victim )

b.Shajjah-e-mudiha ( exposing of bone without causing fracture )

c.Shajjah-e-hashima ( fracturing bone without dislocating it )

d.Shajjah-e-munaqila ( fracturing bone and dislocate it )

e.Shajjah-e-ammah ( by fracturing skull of victim and the wound touches the

membrance of brain )

f.Shajjah-e-damigha ( fracture of skull and wound raptures the membrane of

brain)
142. Under section 337B whoever causes on any part of the body of the person

other than head or face , a hurt which leaves a mark of wound whether

temporary or permanent is said to cause JURH.

143. Kinds of jurh are two 1. Jaifa 2. Ghair jaifa

144. Jaifa Jmeans whoever causes jurh in which the injury extends to the body

cavity of trunk is said to cause jaifa. Punishment be Arsh which shall be 1/3 rd

of diyat and 10 years imprisonment.

145. Ghair jaifa is jurh which doesnot amount to jaifa is said to cause ghair jaifa.

Kinds of Ghair jaifa

a. Damiyah( skin raptured and bleeding occurs ) daman and 1

year imp.

b. Badiyah ( cutting flesh without exposing bone ) daman and

3 years imp

c. Mutalahima ( lacerating the flesh ) daman and 3 years imp

d. Mudihah (exposing the bone ) (daman and 5 years imp )

e. Hashimah ( fracture of bone without dislocating ) ( daman

and 5 years imp )

f. Munaqilah ( fracture of bone and dislocating ) ( daman and

7 years imp )
146. Under section 337 M hurt shall not be liable to qisas when the offender is

minor .

147. A amputates the right ear of Z , the half of which is already missing .if A,s

ear is perfect he shall be liable to arsh not qisas.

148. If the Z ear is physically perfect but without power of hearing , A shall be

liable to qisas

149. Under section 337N the qisas for a hurt shall not be enforced when the

offender dies before the execution of qisas or when the organ of the offender is

lost before the execution of qisas, or when the right of qisas is waived or

compounded or when the right of qisas devolves around a person who cannot

claim qisas against the offender under this chapter.

150. Under section 337 Q the arsh for itlsf of sn organ if it is singly in a body will

be equivalent the value of diyat.

151. The arsh for a finger shall be 1/10th of the diyat.

152. The arsh for causing of itlaf of a finger shall be 1/13th of diyat.

153. The arsh for joint of a thumb shall be 1/20th of diyat.

154. The arsh for a tooth other than milk tooth will be 1/20th of diyat.

155. The arsh for 20 or more teeth whall be the value of diyat.

156. Itlaf of a milk tooth shall be daman and imprisonment as well.

157. Whoever uproots the all hairs shall be equivalent to the value of diyat and

one eyebrow shall be equal to half of diyat.

158. One eyelash shall be equal to 1/4th of diyat.

159. A amputates Z’s fingers of the right hand and at the same time amputates the

hands of from joint of his wrist .there is separate arsh for hand and for

fingers .A shall however be liable to arsh specified for hand only.

160. A twice stabs Z on his thigh. both the wounds are so close to eachother that

they formed into one wound .A shall be liable to arsh for one wound only.

161. Under 337X the arsh shall be made payable in a lump sum or in installments

spread over a period of 5 years from the date of judgement.

162. Under section 338 Isqat-i-haml is miscarry of a child whose organ has not

been formed while under 339 Isqat-i-jinin is miscarry of a child whose limbs

or organs have been formed.

163. If the victim has more than one wali and anyone of them waive their right of

qisas, then right of qisas will not be enforced.

164. Under section 339 whoever volunteer obstructs any person so as to prevent

that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has right ot

proceed is said wrongful to restrain such person.

165. A obstructs Z path knowing that Z has the right to proceed .A not believing

that he has right to stop a path. Z is thereby prevented from passing.A

wrongfuly restrains Z.

166. Under section 339 whoever wrongfully restrains a person in such a manner

as to prevent that person from proceeding beyond certain circumscribing limits

is said to cause wrongful confinement.

167. A places men with fire arms at outside building and tells Z that they will fire

at Z if Z attempts to leave the building .A wrongfully confines Z.

168. Under section 350 whoever intentionally uses force to any person , without

that person’s consent in order to commit an offence, or likely the use of such

force will cause injury or fear to that person is said to use criminal force to that

person.

169. Under section 351 whoever makes any gesture or preparation knowing it to

be likely that such gesture or preparation will casue any person to apprehend

that it is about to use criminal force to that person is said to cause Assault.

170. Mere words do not amount to an assault .

171. A takes up a stick and says to B, that I will give you a beating here though

the words by A could in no case amount to assault ,the gesture explained by the

words may amount to an assault.

172. Under section 359 kidnapping is of two kinds

 1. Kidnapping from Pakistan

2. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship

173. Under section 362 whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means

induces any person to go from any place is said to abduct that person.

174. Under section 365 whoever kidnap any person with intent to cause that

person to be secretly and wrongfully confined, shall be punished with

imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years.

175. Under section 374 whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against

the will of that person shall be punished with one year imprisonment.

176. Under section 375A whoever is raped by two or more person is said to have

been gang raped shall be punished for death or life imprisonment or whole

remainder of natural period.

177. Punishment for rape under 376 is death or for a period not less than 10 years.

178. Chapter XVII is related to offences against property.

179. Theft is defined under section 378 PPC and under 379 whoever commits

theft shall be punished with imprisonment for a period which may extend to 3

years.

180. Under section 380 theft in a dwelling house or used for the custody of

human being shall be punished with 7 years imprisonment.

181. Under section 380 theft by clerk or servant in possession of property shall be

punished with 7 years imprisonment.

182. Under section 381A theft of motorcycle , vehicle etc shall be punished with

imprisonment which may extend to 7 years imprisonment.

183. Under section 383 whoever puts any person in fear of injury to deliever any

person any property which may be converted into a valuable security is said to

commit Extortion.

184. Under section 390 in all robbery there is a theft or extortion.

185. Theft becomes robbery when when the offender at the end voluntarily causes

or attempts to cause death or hurt to that person .

186. Extortion becomes robbery when the offender at the time of committing

extortion causes wrongful restraint to that person or putting him in fear of death

or causes hurt or death.

187. Main distinguishing element in theft and robbery is use of force to cause

death or hurt or wrongful restraint or fear of instant death or fear of instant hurt.

188. Under section 392 a person commited robbery shall be punished with 10

years rigourious imprisonment not less than 3 years , and if on highway then

extendable to 14 years.

189. Decoity is commited when five or more persons are involved in its

commission as provided in section 396 PPC.

190. Under section 402-A whoever unlawfully, by use of or show of force or by

threats of any kind , seizes or exercises control of , an aircraft is said to commit

Hijacking.

191. Under section 402-B hijacking is punishable to death or life imprisonment

with forfeiture of property or fine.

192. Under section 405 whoever being in any manner enturested with property or

with any dominion over the property dishonestly misappropriates that property

to his own use that property commits criminal breach of trust.( 7 years

punishment ).

193. Section 409 deals with criminal breach of trust by banker, merchant,

attorney public servant etc..

194. Under section 415 whoever by deceiving any person , fraudulently or

dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliever any property to any

person is said to have cheated that person.

195. A by falsely pretending to be in the civil service , intentionally deceives Z ,

and thus dishonestly induces Z to let him to have on credit goods for which he

does not mean to pay, A cheats.

196. Under section 416 any person who pretends to be other person knowing that

he is not that person is said to be cheating by personation.

197. A cheats by pretending to be B, a person who is deceased. A cheats by

personation.

198. Under section 425 whoever with intent to cause wrongfull loss to any public

or individual , causes the destruction of any property or any such change in the

property is said to cause mischief.

199. A voluntarily burns a valuable security belonging to Z intending to cause

wrongful loss to Z. A has committed mischief.

200. A having joint property with Z in a horse, shoots the horse, intending

thereby wrongful loss to Z , A has committed mischief.

201. Under section 441 whoever enters into any property in the possession of

another with the intent to commit an offence or insult or annoy any person in

the possession of any property is said to commit criminal trespass.

202. under section 442 whoever commits house-trespass by entering into any

building or vessel used as a human dwelling or any building used as a place of

worship or as a place of custody of property is said to commit house-trespass.

203. Under section 443 whoever commits house-trespass having taken

precautions to conceal such house trespass from some person who has right to

eject or exclude the trespasser from building or tent which is subject to trespass

is said to commit lurking house trespass.

204. A commits house trespass by making a hole through the wall of Z’s house

and putting hand through the aperture. A has commited house breaking under

section 445.

205. A commits house trespass by entering into the house of B by entering

through window. A has commited house breaking.

206. Under section 463 whoever makes any false document or part of a document

with intent to cause damage or injury to any public or to any person or with

intent to commit fraud commits forgery.

207. A picksup a cheque on a banker signed by the B , payable to bearer, bu

without any sum having been inserted in the cheque .A fraudulently fills the

cheque by inserting the sum of ten thousand rupees .A commits forgery.

208. A has a letter of credit for a sum of 1000/- A chip it and make it 10000/- has

commited a forgery.

209. Section 468 deals with forgery for the purpose of cheating.

210. Under section 470 a false document made wholy or in part by forgery is

designated as a forged document.

211. Under section 478 a mark used for denoting that goods are the manufacture

of a particular person is called trade mark.

212. Under section 489-f whoever dishonestly issuing a cheque towerds

repayment of a loan or fulfillment of an obligation which is dishonoured on

presentation shall be punished with three years imprisonment.

213. Under section 494 marrying again during life time of husband or wife will

be punished upto 07 yrears imprisonment.

214. Under section 496-B a man and a women not married to eachother are said

to commit fornication if they willfully have sexual intercourse with one another.

215. Under section 498-B whoever coerces or in any manner whatsoever compels

a women to enter into marriage shall be punished with imprisonment 7 years

imprisonment.

216. Under section 499 whoever by words either spoken or by signs or by visible

representations makes or publishes any imputation concerning to harm the

reputation of such person is said to commit defamation.

217. A says Z is a honest man. He never stoles B’s watch intending to cause that

Z did stole the B’s watch .this is defamation.

218. A a shopkeeper says to B who manages his business that do not sell anything

to C until he pays , for I have no opinion of his honesty. A is within the

exception , if he has made this imputation in good faith , and for protection of

his own interest.

219. A for the purpose of inducing B to desist from prosecuting a civil suit,

threatens to burn B,s House.A is guilty of criminal intimidation under section

503.

220.