OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY
Of offences Affecting Life
299. Definitions : In this Chapter, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context:
(a) "adult" means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years ;
(b) "arsh" means the compensation specified in this Chapter to be paid to the victim or his
heirs under this Chapter;
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(c) "authorised medical officer" means a medical officer or a Medical board, howsoever
designated, authorised by the Provincial Government;
(d) "daman" means the compensation determined by the Court to be paid by the offender
to the victim for causing hurt not liable to arsh;
(e) "diyat" means the compensation specified in Section 323 payable to the heirs of the
victim ;
(f) "Government" means the Provincial Government,
(g) "ikrah-e-tam" means putting any person, his .spouse or any of his blood relations within
the prohibited degree of marriage in fear of instant death or instant, permanent impairing
of any organ of the body or instant fear of being subjected to sodomy or ziha-bil-jabr;
(h) "ikrah-e-naqis" means any form of duress which does not amount to ikrah-i-tam;
(i) "minor" means a person who is not an adult;
(j) "qatl" means causing death of a person ;
(k) "qisas" means punishment by causing similar hurt at the same part of the body of the
convict as he has caused to the victim or by causing his death if he has committed qatl-iamd in exercise Of the right of the victim or a wali',
(l) "ta'zir" means purushment other than qisas, diyat, arsh , or daman; and
(m) "wali" means a person entitled to claim qisas.
300. Qatl-e-Amd : Whoever, with the intention of causing death or with the intention of
causing bodily injury to a person, by doing an act which in the ordinary course of nature is
likely to cause death, or with-the knowledge that his act is so imminently dangerous that it
must in all probability cause death, causes the death of such person, is said to commit
qatl-e-amd.