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Pakistan Penal Code

Chapter VII · Of Offences Relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force

Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman

Section 140 · Pakistan Penal Code

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Whoever, not being a soldier, 1[sailor or airman] in the Military, 2[Naval or Air] service of 3[Pakistan], wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by such a soldier 1[sailor or airman] with the intention that it may be believed that he is such a soldier, 1[sailor or airman], shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to 4[one thousand five hundred rupees], or with both.

Amendment notes (4)›
  1. 1and Schedule I, for “five hundred rupees”.
  2. 2Substituted ibid., for “or Navy”.
  3. 3Substituted by A. O., 1961, Art.
  4. 4Substituted by ord.

How to cite

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Section 140, PPC
With heading
Section 140 PPC (Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman)
In full
Section 140, Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860)

Text as amended up to 30-11-2025, from the Pakistan Code, Ministry of Law and Justice. Check the official text before filing. Official PDF, page 64