Criminal Law

Abetment Abetment of a thing u/s 109 Someone instigate any person to do that thing Engage with one of more person Intentionally aid Willful misrepresentation or willful concealment Facilitate the offence, prior to or at the time of offence Abettor u/s 108 Who abets the commission of an offence or an act Some intention and […]

Difference Between Section 154 & 161 of Cr.P.C. (FIR & Statement of Witnesses Recorded by Police) Text of Section 154 Information in cognizable cases: Information relating to the, commission of a cognizable offence if given orally to an officer incharge of a police station, shall reduced to writing by him or under his direction and […]

Punishment of Murder in Pakistan In Pakistan section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code governs the punishment of murder which is also known as punishment of qatl-i-amd. Punishment of murderer is; Punished with death as qisas Punished with death or imprisonment for life as tazir having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, if […]

Qisas It means punishment by causing similar hurt at same part of the body of the convict as he has caused to the victim or by causing his death if the has committed qatl-i-amd in exercise of the right of the victim or a wali. The basic principle of qisas is equality or similarity. It […]

Diyat Diyat means the compensation specified in section 323 payable to the heirs of the victim. The value of Diyat should not be less than the value of thirty thousand six hundred and thirty grams of sliver. The words “payable to the heirs of the victim” specify that Diyat is payable in cases of qatl […]

Daman Daman means the compensation determined by the court to be paid by the offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to Arsh. It has been defined compensation fixed by court payable by the offender to the victim for causing hurt not liable to Arsh. It is to be paid in lump sum […]

Arsh Arsh means the compensation specified in this chapter to be paid by the offender to the victim or his heirs under the chapter XVI of Criminal Procedure Code. Arsh is basically a compensation for offences relating to various kinds of hurt. It is to be assessed at certain percentage of the value of Diyat. […]

Superdari Order for custody and disposal of property in pending trial which is commonly known as Superdai in Pakistan is governed by section 516-A of Criminal Procedure Code. It says that, “ when any property regarding which any offence appears to have been committed, or which appears to have been used for the commission of […]

Supplementary statement Generally such statement is recorded to fill the lacunas in the prosecution case. No provision exists in Cr.P.C. about supplementary statement which is also known as Tatima Byan. Supplementary statement under section 161 of Cr.P.C. cannot be equated with FIR but can be read as part of FIR.

Right of Private Defence According to section 96 of Pakistan Penal Code, “nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of right of private defence”. Every person ahs right to defend (under subject to some restriction hereinafter contain); His body or body of any other person against an offence effecting human body The […]