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Section: Islamic Hudood Laws 1979

Question About: sorts of people are punishable under this Ordinance

What sorts of people are punishable under this Ordinance?

Answer

Whoever:

(a) imports, exports, transports, manufactures or processes any intoxicant; or
(b) bottles of any intoxicant; or
(c) sells or serves any intoxicant; or
(d) allows any of the acts aforesaid upon premises owned by him or his immediate possession;
shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and with whipping not exceeding thirty stripes, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever:

(I) imports, exports, transports, manufactures, or traffics in, opium or coca leaf or opium or coca derivatives; or,
(ii) finances the import, export, transport manufacture, or trafficking of opium or coca leaf or opium or coca derivatives .
shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and with whipping not exceeding thirty stripes, and shall also be liable to fine. v>

Owning or possessing intoxicant:

Whoever: owns possesses, keeps in his custody any intoxicant shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which ma’ extend to two years, or with whipping not exceeding thirty stripe and shall also be liable to fine.
Provided that nothing contained in this Article shall apply to a non-Muslim foreigner or to a non-Muslim citizen of Pakistan who keeps in his custody at or about the time of ceremony prescribed by his religion in a reasonable quantity of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of using it as a part of such ceremony: Provided further that, if the intoxicant in respect of which the offence is committed is herein, cocaine, raw opium or coca leaf, and the quantity exceeds ten grams in the case of heroin or cocaine or one kilogram in the case of raw opium or coca leaf; the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment which is not less than two years and with whipping not exceeding thirty strips, and shall also be liable to fine.

Exception:

Article 3 or Article 4 not to apply to certain acts. Nothing contained in Article 3 or Article 4 shall apply to any act done under, and in accordance with the provisions of this order, or the terms of any rule, notification order or license issued thereunder.
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