Chapter II · General Explanations

"Harbour"

Section 52-A · Pakistan Penal Code

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1[Except in section 157, and in section 130 in the case in which the harbour is given by the wife or husband of the person harboured, the word “harbour” includes the supplying a person with shelter, food, drink, money, clothes, arms, ammunition or means of conveyance, or the assisting a person by any means, whether of the same kind as those enumerated in this section or not, to evade apprehension.].

Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1Inserted by the Indian Penal Code Amdt. Act, 1942 (8 of 1942), section 2.

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Section 52-A, PPC
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Section 52-A PPC ("Harbour")
In full
Section 52-A, 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 39