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Pakistan Penal Code Amendments in Rape Laws 2016

April 17, 2017 by Admin 7 Comments

Pakistan Penal Code Amendments in Rape Laws 2016

Criminal Law (Amendment Offences Relating to Rape) Act, 2016 was passed in 2016. This amendment inserted some new section and amended some section of PPC in order to make more strict laws for the offence of rape.

Section 55 of PPC is amended and offences related with rape are made non commutable.

Section 376 of PPC is also amended; now whoever commits rape of minor or person with mental or physical disability shall be punished with death or imprisonment of life. It further stated that whoever being a public servant; including a police office, medical officer or jailor, taking advantage of his official position, commits rape shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life and fine.

Through this amendment, now disclosure of identity of victim of rape is also prohibited u/s 376A.

Law is also amended and it is compulsory for investigation officer to record statement of victim in presence of female police officer or other female family member of victim. Similarity it is also compulsory for Police to record FIR of such offence in presence of female police officer.

Now under this amended law DNA test is compulsory but with the consent of victim or his legal heirs and it is duty of IO to send the samples of DNA to forensic laboratory as soon as possible. A new section 344A is inserted in PPC which describes that court is bound to conclude the trial of offence related with rape in three months. Code of Criminal Procedure’s schedule is also amended for the explanation of the amended sections of PPC.

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Pakistan Penal Code Amendment offences relating with Rape PDF

Click on the link below to download the PDF copy of amendment in PPC relating to rape

Pakistan Penal Code Amendments in Rape Laws 2016

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  1. Rao imran says

    June 11, 2017 at 11:05 am

    Im unable to download ppc in urdu….i m searching but no click or link here to download

    Reply
    • Admin says

      July 4, 2017 at 10:10 am

      @Rao Imran
      Here you can only download PPC in English
      we will soon upload its urdu version so keep in touch

      Reply
  2. mohaddas naqvi says

    October 7, 2017 at 8:47 pm

    slam sir please mention the sections relating to criminal liability from PPC

    Reply
  3. Mukhtar says

    October 25, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    What is the punishment of attempting a rape of 9 years old girl. And the person who tried to rape and seduced the girl is his teacher.

    Reply
    • Admin says

      November 11, 2017 at 3:07 pm

      @Mukhtar
      It is very heinous and crime of serious nature
      sections are 376 and 511 of PPC
      person who attempt to rape child can be put behind the bar for decades if case proved

      Reply
  4. AJSAhi Adv says

    August 11, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    if the victim gets pregnant than what is the legal status of the baby and the women in society ?

    Reply
    • Admin says

      September 10, 2019 at 4:25 pm

      @AJSAhi
      No legal status as far as the law is concerned
      its up to the parties to settle this issue between themselves

      Reply

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