and, on conviction, to be punished as follows, that is to say,___
(a) if the offence is one which would be punishable under any law in force in Pakistan with
death or with 1[imprisonment for life], he shall be liable to suffer any punishment 2*
* * assigned for the offence by the aforesaid law or such less punishment as is in this
Act mentioned; and
(b) in any other case, he shall be liable to suffer any punishment 2* * * assigned for the
offence by the law in force in Pakistan, or 1* rigorous imprisonment for a term which may
extend to five years or 1* such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned [:]2
2[Provided that, where the offence of which any such person is found guilty is an offence liable to
hadd under any Islamic law, the sentence awarded to him shall be that provided for the offence in
that law.
(2) A person subject to this Act who commits an offence of murder against a person not subject to
this Act 3* * * 4[or the Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953 (VI of 1953)], or to the 5[Pakistan Navy
Ordinance, 1961 (XXXV of 1961)], or of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against such a
person or of 2[Zina or ZinabilJabr] in relation to such a person, shall not be deemed to be guilty of
an offence against this Act and shall not be 6[dealt with under this Act] unless he commits any of the
said offences,___
(a) while on active service, or
(b) at any place outside Pakistan, or
1 Subs. and omitted by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51 of 1976), s. 11.
2 Omitted, subs. and added by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (36 of 1984), s. 5.
3 Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3, and 2nd Sch.
4 Ins. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3, and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th the October, 1955).
5 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Ordinance 1965 (40 of 1965), ss. 5 and 6, for “Pakistan Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934”.
6 Subs. ibid., s.6, for “tried by Court martial”.
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