The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act, 2011 (Criminal Law Second Amendment Act, 2011) made amendments in Pakistan Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to punish perpetrators of acid crimes by clearly including acid crimes in the definition of hurt. The definition now includes “hurt by dangerous means or substance, including any corrosive substance or acid to be crimes”.
Through an amendment in Section 336-B of Pakistan Penal code, Punishment of offenders under this Act can extend up to life imprisonment
The Act makes it mandatory for the offender to pay a fine which may not be less than five hundred thousand rupees.
There is also a punishment for unauthorized sellers. This is:
On first conviction, an imprisonment of one year or a fine of a hundred thousand rupees or both.
On second and subsequent conviction, an imprisonment of two years or a fine of two hundred thousand or both.
The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act, 2011 (Criminal Law Second Amendment Act, 2011) made amendments in Pakistan Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to punish perpetrators of acid crimes by clearly including acid crimes in the definition of hurt. The definition now includes “hurt by dangerous means or substance, including any corrosive substance or acid to be crimes”.
Through an amendment in Section 336-B of Pakistan Penal code, Punishment of offenders under this Act can extend up to life imprisonment
The Act makes it mandatory for the offender to pay a fine which may not be less than five hundred thousand rupees.
There is also a punishment for unauthorized sellers. This is:
On first conviction, an imprisonment of one year or a fine of a hundred thousand rupees or both.
On second and subsequent conviction, an imprisonment of two years or a fine of two hundred thousand or both.
The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act, 2011 (Criminal Law Second Amendment Act, 2011) made amendments in Pakistan Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to punish perpetrators of acid crimes by clearly including acid crimes in the definition of hurt. The definition now includes “hurt by dangerous means or substance, including any corrosive substance or acid to be crimes”.
Through an amendment in Section 336-B of Pakistan Penal code, Punishment of offenders under this Act can extend up to life imprisonment
The Act makes it mandatory for the offender to pay a fine which may not be less than five hundred thousand rupees.
There is also a punishment for unauthorized sellers. This is:
On first conviction, an imprisonment of one year or a fine of a hundred thousand rupees or both.
On second and subsequent conviction, an imprisonment of two years or a fine of two hundred thousand or both.
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
ISLAMABAD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
PARTI
Acts, Ordinances, President’s Orders and Regulations
SENATE SECRETARIAT
Islamabad, the 281h December, 2011
No. F. 24(9)/2011-Legis.—The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament) received the assent of the President on 26th December, 2011, is
hereby published for general information:—
Act No. XXV oF 2011
An Act further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
(Act XLV of 1860) and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898)
for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Itis hereby enacted as under-—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the
inal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2011.
(2) Itshall come into force at once.
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Prise Rs. 3.00
[1097(1 1)Ex. Gaz.480__ THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., DECEMBER 28, 2011_ [PARTI
2. Amendment of section 332, Act XLV of 1860.—In the Pakistan
Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860), hereinafter referred to as the said Code, in
section 332, in sub-section (1),—
(i) after the word “disables” the commas and words, “,disfigures,
defaces” shall be inserted; and
(ii) - the following explanation shall be added, namely:-—
“Explanation—disfigure means disfigurement of face
or disfigurement or dismemberment of any organ or any part
of the organ of the human body which impairs or injures or
corrodes or deforms the symmetry or appearance of a
person.”
3. Insertion of new sections 336A. and 336B, Act XLV of 1860.—
In the said Code, after section 336, the following new sections shall be inserted,
namely:—
“336A. Hurt caused by corrosive substance —Whoever with
the intention or knowingly causes or attempts to cause hurt by
means of a corrosive substance or any substance which is
deleterious to human body when it is swallowed, inhaled, comes
into contact or received into human body or otherwise shall be said
to cause hurt by corrosive substance:
Explanation.—in this sub-section, unless the context
otherwise requires, “corrosive substance” means a substance which
may destroy, cause hurt. deface or dismember any organ of the
human body and includes every kind of acid, poison, explosive or
explosive substance, heating substance, noxious thing, arsenic or
any other chemical which has a corroding effect and which is
deleterious to human body.
336B. Punishment for hurt by corrosive substance—
Whoever causes hurt by corrosive substance shall be punished with
imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description which
shall not be less than fourteen years and a minimum fine of one
million rupees.”.Parl] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA. DECEMBER 28,2011 481
4. Amendment of Schedule Il, Act V of 1898.—In the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) in the Schedule II, after section 336,
in Column (1) and the corresponding entries relating thereto in columns (2) to
(8) the following shall be inserted, namely:—
7 2 7.4 ]s 6 7 8
368 [at [Dito [Dito [Dito Nat ite Bina.”
caused by [Compoundable [Imprisonment or
Corosive imprisonment of
Substances either description
for not fess than 14
years and mia
mum fine ‘of ‘one
million rapes
RAJA MUHAMMAD AMIN,
Secretary.
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