10 Crimes and their legal Punishments in Pakistan

Hira On Dec 11, 2014

1. Murder

Killing someone regardless of any motive is a big crime. In Pakistan

punishment of murder comes under section 302 of Pakistan Penal code.
Penal Code governs the punishment of murder which is also known as
Qatl-i-amd in three categories.
1. Punished with death as Qisas. Qisas is an Islamic term that means
equal retaliation which allows the country to take the life of
murderer.
2. Punished with death or imprisonment for life is known as Tazir.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, if the
 proof in either of the forms specified in section 304 is not
available
3. Punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to twenty-five years, where according to the
injections of Islam the punishment of Qisas is not applicable
2. Rape

Rape cases are not increasing in Pakistan only but it’s gearing pace
globally. Rape comes under great crime according to Pakistan Penal
Code and it has decided the punishment for this crime under Section
367 of PPC in two categories.
1. The law states that whoever commits rape shall be punished with
death or imprisonment of no less than ten years the punishment
years can increase to 25 year depending on the severity of the
case and the criminal shall also be liable to fine.
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3. If the rape is committed by two or more person with common
intention like gang rapes the criminals should meet the fate of
death or lifetime imprisonment.
3. Robbery

Robbery is also a serious crime, although in our country the burglar

never gets detained but if he meets the legal procedure then according
to PPC the person who commits robbery should be punished with not
less than 3 years imprisonment that can extend up to 14 years
depending on the case’s sensitivity. This punishment comes under
Section 392 of Pakistan Penal Code-PPC.
4. Extortion
The most common crime in our country is extortion and according to
Section 384 of Pakistan Penal code Punishment punishment for
extortion is imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
5. Blasphemy
Many countries argue on the point that whether insulting or
defamation of any religion, holy personages and religious artifacts is a
crime or not and they all have some kind of law to maintain religious
harmony in their countries. In Pakistan this crime is bigger than all
other crimes, a murderer gets out on bail but an offender of this law
goes down the sand. Blasphemy law is divided in two section 295 B and
295 C. The punishment for 295 C is for those who desecrates or
damages the Holy Quran. The one one who does this derogatory act
shall be punished with lifetime imprisonment.
The offender of 295-C faces more severe punishment. According to this
law whoever commits blasphemy by words, either spoken or written,
or by visible representation or by any imputation, innuendo, or
insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with
death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
6. Corruption

There is no doubt that the curse of corruption has eaten the whole
economy of Pakistan. When the government realized the involvement
of public officials and political parties in corruption charges they passed
an ordinance of national accountability, making National Accountability
Bureau as an autonomous federal institution to combat corruption
cases. NAB is that institution that investigates, inquires and arrests
individuals of corruption charges. Individuals convicted under
the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance are prohibited from
holding political office for ten years.
7. Theft (Electric and gas)
Section 379 of Pakistan Penal Code defines the punishment for utility
services such as electricity, gas or telephone stealing, as whoever
commits theft shall be punished with the maximum imprisonment
of three years, or with fine, or with both.
8. Cyber crimes
Cyber crimes are now the big thing, people now prefer using electronic
devices for criminal activities. E-Crime bill has suggested following
punishments depending on the intensity of cyber/E-crimes:
As per draft regulation, a person accessing an information system–
without authorization may face imprisonment for up to six months and
a fine of up to Rs. 100,000 or both. Changing content of information
system may result into imprisonment of up to nine months or a fine of
up to Rs. 200,000. Cyber crime punishments are very vast and the law
takes care of all the fraudulent. If someone is found guilty of posing
another person’s identity then he/she may face imprisonment of three
months of a fine of Rs. 50,000 or both. Unauthorized interception of
private data like hacking emails can result in imprisonment of two year
and fine of 500,000 or both. The law also provides special protection
for women, If someone is found harassing any woman by spreading any
personal content (video/pictures/audio) publicly to harm her
reputation then the person shall face imprisonment for one year or a
fine up to Rs. 1 million or both.
9. Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking comes under serious crime in Pakistan if any one is

found guilty of human trafficking like keeping anyone as slave, selling
children or women, coercing someone to do wrong deeds,
kidnapping or abduction of anyone then the person will face serious
legal charges. According to PPC the person who commits any of above
crimes can be punished with minimum imprisonment of 5 years which
can be extended to 14 years with heavy fine.
10. Attempt to commit Suicide:
Suicide is prohibited in Islam and Pakistan Penal Code considers an
attempt to commit suicide, a crime. The court has also defined
the punishment for this crime in Section 325. According to the law
whoever attempts to commit suicide, shall be punished with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or
with both.
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