(d) D, a British subject living in Junagadh, instigates E to commit a murder in Lahore. D
is guilty of abetting murder.
[5. Certain laws not to be affected by this Act: Nothing in this Act is intended to repeal,
vary, suspend or affect any of the provisions of any Act for punishing mutiny and desertion
of officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen in the service of the State or of any special or local
law].
Sec. 5 subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision & Declaration) Ordinance, XXVII of 1981
CHAPTER II
GENERAL EXPLANATIONS
6. Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exception: Throughout this
Code every definition of an offence, every penal provision and every illustration of every
such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained
in the chapter entitled "General Exceptions," though those exceptions are not repeated in
such definition, penal provision or illustration.
Illustrations
(a) The section in this Code, which contain definitions of offences, , do not express that a
child under seven years of age cannot commit such offence; but the definitions are to be
understood subject to the general exception which provides that nothing shall be an
offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.
(b) A, a police officer, without warrant, apprehends Z who has committed murder. Here A
is not guilty of the offence of wrongful confinement; for he was bound by law to apprehend
Z, and, therefore, the case falls within the genera) exception ' which provides that "nothing
is an offence which is done by a person who is bound by law to do it."
7. Sense of expression once explained: Every expression which is explained in any part
of this Code is used in every part of this Code in conformity with the explanation.
8. Gender: The pronoun "he" and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male or
female.
9. Number: Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular
number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include
the singular number.
10. "Man"; "Woman": The word "man" denotes a male human being of any age; the
words "woman" denotes a female human being of any age.
11. "Person": The word "person" includes any Company or Association, or body of
persons, whether incorporated or not.