The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

[1](XLV OF 1860)

[6^th October, 1860]

337. Shajjah. (1) Whoever causes, on the head or face of any person, any hurt which does not amount to itlaf-i-udw or itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw, is said to cause shajjah.

(2) The following are the kinds of shajjah, namely:

(a) Shajjah-i-Khafifah ﴿شجہ خفیفہ﴾;

(b) Shajjah-i-mudihah ﴿شجہ موضعہ﴾;

(c) Shajjah-i-hashimah ﴿شجہ ہاشمیہ﴾;

(d) Shajjah-i-munaqqilah ﴿شجہ منعقلہ﴾;

(e) Shajjah-i-ammah ﴿شجہ آمہ﴾; and

(f) Shajjah-i-damighah ﴿شجہ دامیہ﴾.

(3) Whoever causes shajjah--

(i) without exposing bone of the victim, is said to cause shajjah-i-khafifah;

(ii) by exposing any bone of the victim without causing fracture, is said to cause shajjah-i-mudihah;

(iii) by fracturing the bone of the victim, without dislocating it, is said to cause shajjah-i-hashimah;

(iv) by causing fracture of the bone of the victim and thereby the bone is dislocated, is said to cause shajjah-i-munaqqilah;

(v) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim so that the wound touches the membrane of the brain, is said to cause shajjah-i-ammah; and

(vi) by causing fracture of the skull of the victim and the wound ruptures the membrance of the brain is said to cause shajjah-i-damighah.

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[1]. The Pakistan Penal Code has been declared in force in--

It has been applied to Phulera in the Excluded Area of Upper Tanawal to the extent the Act is applicable in the N.W.F.P., subject to certain modifications; see N.W.F.P. (Upper Tanawal) (Excluded Area) Laws Regulation, 1950 and also extended to the Excluded Area of Upper Tanawal other than Phulera by the N.W.F.P. (Upper Tanawal) (Excluded Area) Laws Regulation, 1950 and declared to be in force in that area. w.e.f. 1st June, 1951, see N.W.F.P Gazette, Ext., dated 1-6-1951.

It has been amended in its application to the N.W.F.P., see N.W.F.P Acts 3 of 1941 and 26 of 1950.

It has also been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchistan by the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950); and applied in the Federated Areas of Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I, P. 1499.

It has also been extended by notification under Article 7(1)(a) of the N.W.F.P. (Enlargement of the Area and Alteration of Boundary) Order, 1952 (G. G. O. 1 of 1952), to the added area described in the First Schedule to that Order, w.e.f. 7th February, 1952, see N.W.F.P. Government Gazette, 1952, Pt. I, P. 70.

It has also been amended in its application to the Province of West Pakistan by the Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan (Amdt.) ) Act, 1963 (W.P. Act 6 of 1963), S. 2 (w.e.f. the 18th April, 1963).

It has also been amended in its application to the Province of West Pakistan by the Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan (Amdt.) ) Act, 1964 (W.P. Act 32 of 1964), S. 2 (w.e.f. 27-4-1964).