Chapter II · General Explanations

Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

Section 27 · Pakistan Penal Code

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When property is in the possession of a person's wife, clerk or servant, on account of that person, it is in that person's possession within the meaning of this Code.

Explanation. __ A person employed temporarily or on a particular occasion in the capacity of a clerk, or servant, is a clerk or servant within the meaning of this section.

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In a petition
Section 27, PPC
With heading
Section 27 PPC (Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant)
In full
Section 27, 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 35