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Pakistan Penal Code

Chapter XIV · Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals

Disobedience to quarantine rule

Section 271 · Pakistan Penal Code

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Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated 1[by the 2[Federal] or any Provincial Government 3* * *] for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels, or for regulating the intercourse between places where an infectious disease prevails and other places, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

Amendment notes (3)›
  1. 1(1) 1943/AJAG/CMLA/82 dt. 16-11-82 (Ext. Gaz. IBD. Part-I, dt. 21-11-82 page, 153).
  2. 2Substituted by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (President's Order No. 4 of 1975), Article 2 and Table for “Central”.
  3. 3The words “or the Crown Representative” omitted by Adaptation Order, 1949, Schedule 4Subs. by Ordinance LXXXVI of 02, section 2 & ScheduleI.

How to cite

In a petition
Section 271, PPC
With heading
Section 271 PPC (Disobedience to quarantine rule)
In full
Section 271, 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 98