Chapter XVI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

Wali in case of hurt

Section 337-O · Pakistan Penal Code

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In the case of hurt the wali shall be

(a)

the victim:

Provided that, if the victim is a minor or insane, his right of qisas shall be exercised by his father or paternal grandfather, how­high­so­ever;

(b)

the heirs of the victim, if the later dies before the execution of qisas ; and

(c)

the Government, in the absence of the victim or the heirs of the victim.