Pakistan Penal Code

Section 121. Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan.

Whoever wages war against , or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with death, or , . [*] A joins an insurrection against . A has committed the offence defined in this section. (b)^[*] 7[121A. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121. Whoever within or without conspires to commit any of the offences punishable by section 121, or to deprive [Pakistan of the sovereignty of her territories] or of any part thereof, or conspires to overawe, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, Subs. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972),s.2 and Sch., for “transportation for life”. Subs. by A. O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., for “the Queen” (w.e.f. 23rd March, 1956). Subs. by the Indian Penal Code (Amdt.) Act, 1921 (16 of 1921), s. 2, for “and shall forfeit all his property”. Subs. by A. O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Illustrations” (w.e.f. 23rd March, 1956). The brackets and letter “(a)” omitted ibid. (w.e.f. the 23rd March, 1956).

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(b) as amended by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951), s. 4 and III Sch., omitted by A. O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. the 23rd March, 1956). S.121A, ins. by the Indian Penal Code Amdt. Act, 1870 (27 of 1870), s^[4]llects men, arms or ammunition or otherwise prepares to wage war with the intention of either waging or being prepared to wage war against , shall be punished with or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, .

Annotations (2)

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amendment ^[4] the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), section 3 and 2nd Sch., (w.e.f. 14th October, 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3 (2) and 4, for “British India”. The original words “the Queen of the sovereignty of British India” have successively been amended by A.O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, Ord. 21 of 1960, s. 3 and 2nd Sch., (w.e.f. 14th October, 1955), and A.O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., (w.e.f. 23rd March, 1956), to read as above. The words “of British Burma” omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch. Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “the G. of I. or any L.G.”. Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O.No.4 of 1975), Art.2 and Table for "Central Government". The words “or the Govt. of Burma” omitted by A. O., 1949, Sch. These words were ins. by Act 16 of 1921, s. 3. co ↩