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Pakistan Penal Code

Chapter III · Of Punishments

Commutation of sentence of death

Section 54 · Pakistan Penal Code

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In every case in which sentence of death shall have been passed, 1[the 2 [Federal Government] or the Provincial Government of the Province] within which the offender shall have been sentenced may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for any other punishment provided by this Code 3 [:]

3 [Provided that, in a case in which sentence of death shall have been passed against an offender convicted for an offence of qatl, such sentence shall not be commuted without the consent of the heirs of the victim.].

Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1Substituted by Adaptation Order, 1937, for “the G. of I. or the Government of the place”. 2Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975, (President's Order No. 4 of 1975), Article 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. 3Subs. and added by Act II of 1997, sections 2-5.

How to cite

In a petition
Section 54, PPC
With heading
Section 54 PPC (Commutation of sentence of death)
In full
Section 54, 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 40