Chapter XVI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

Wali

Section 305 · Pakistan Penal Code

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In case of a qatl, the wali shall be

(a)

the heirs of the victim, according to his personal law 1[but shall not include the accused or the convict in case of qatl-i-amd if committed in the name or on the pretext of honour]; and

(b)

the Government, if there is no heir.