Chapter XVI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

Value of daman

Section 337-Y · Pakistan Penal Code

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(1)

The value of daman may be determined by the court keeping in view.

(a)

the expenses incurred on the treatment of victom ;

(b)

loss or disability caused in the functioning or power of any organ; and

(c)

the compensation for the anguish suffered by the victim;.

1[(1a)

The daman may be made payable in lump sum or in installments spread over a period of five years from the date of the final judgement.] and

1[(2)

Where a convict fails to pay daman or any part thereof within the period specified in subsection (la), the convict may be kept in jail and dealt with in the same manner as if sentenced to simple imprisonment until daman is paid in full or may be released on bail if he furnishes security or surety equivalent to the amount of daman to the satisfaction of the court or may be released on parole as may be prescribed by the rules.]

337Z. Disbursement of arsh or daman. __ The arsh or daman shall be payable to the victim or, if the victim dies, to his heirs according to their respective shares in inheritance.

Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1Subs, ins & added by Act XV of 2010, sections 3-4 (with effect from 3-10-2007).

How to cite

In a petition
Section 337-Y, PPC
With heading
Section 337-Y PPC (Value of daman)
In full
Section 337-Y, 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 122