Chapter XIX · Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service

Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

Section 491 · Pakistan Penal Code

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Whoever, being bound by a lawful contract to attend on or to supply the wants of any person who, by reason of youth, or of unsoundness of mind, or of a disease or bodily weakness, is helpless or incapable of providing for his own safety or of supplying his own wants, voluntarily omits so to do, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to 1[six hundred rupees], or with both.

Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1Sub.by Ordinance86 of 2002, section 2 and sch-I.

How to cite

In a petition
Section 491, PPC
With heading
Section 491 PPC (Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person)
In full
Section 491, 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 170