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Enhancing the Punishment of Fines Prescribed in Various Statutes
Report No. 70

Enhancing the Punishment of Fines Prescribed in Various Statutes

Various Federal Statutes enacted since 1850 define offences and prescribe punishments thereof. The punishments are in the shape of imprisonment, fine or both. The object of punishment is to prevent the repetition of commission of offences and serve as deterrent to would-be offenders. The fines in various statutes were fixed long ago. Some were revised but most have remained unchanged. Due to the passage of time and devaluation of currency, the fines have seemingly lost their impact and are no longer serving the purpose of deterrence. These fines therefore need to be reviewed with a view to appropriately enhance them. It may further be noted that certain offences which were not considered serious in the past, have now assumed a grievous character and are on the increase, particularly because the penalties prescribed in the statutes do not operate as an effective check and deterrence on the offenders. Laws need to be changed from time to time, with a view to keep them relevant and be able to address the changed conditions in the society. In this regard, the Secretariat has carried out a thorough review of the Federal statutes with a view to rationalise by enhancing the amounts of fines prescribed therein. The Commission may approve the enhancement of fines in various statutes mentioned below as per given formula:

(a) Statutes from 1851 to 1900 – 5 fold increase in amount of fine.

(b) Statutes from 1900 to 1950 – 4 fold increase in amount of fine.

(c) Statutes from 1950 to 1975 – 3 fold increase in amount of fine.

(d) Statutes from 1975 to 1995 – 2 fold increase in amount of fine.

It may be noted that no increase has been suggested in fines in statutes which were amended or enacted since 1995.

In the light of above formula, the proposed enhancement of fine in the statutes is given as under:

S #
Statute
Section
Existing fine
Proposed fine
1.
The Tolls Act, 1851
6
Two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees
2.
The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
(Three fold of fine was increased in 2002. Further two fold of the initial fine is suggested.)
137
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


140
(i) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(i) Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.


154
Three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


171
six hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


171H
One thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


171 I
five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


171 J
Five lac rupees.
No change.


172
(i) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(i) Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.


173
(i) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(i) Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.


174
(i) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(i) Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.


175
(i) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(i) Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.


176
(i) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(iii) three thousand rupees.
(i) Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.
(iii) Five thousand rupees.


177
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


178
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


179
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


180
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


182
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


183
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


184
three hundred rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


185
six hundred rupees
One thousand rupees.


186
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


187
(i) six hundred rupees.
(ii) one thousand five hundred rupees.
(i) One thousand rupees.
(ii) Two thousand five hundred rupees.


188
(i) six hundred rupees.
(ii) three thousand rupees.
(i) One thousand rupees.
(ii) Five thousand rupees.


228
three thousand rupees
Five thousand rupees.


263-A
Six hundred rupees
One thousand rupees.


272
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


273
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


274
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


275
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


276
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


277
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


278
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


279
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


280
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


282
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


283
six hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


284
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


285
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


286
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


287
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


288
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


289
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


290
six hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


294-A
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


341
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


342
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


352
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


357
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


358
six hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


447
one thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


448
three thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.


491
six hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


510
thirty rupees.
Fifty rupees.
3.
The Stage Carriages Act, 1861.
6
one hundred rupees.
Five hundred rupees.


7
five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


8
(i) one hundred rupees.
(ii) five hundred rupees.
(i) Five hundred rupees.
(ii) Two thousand five hundred rupees.


9
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees.


12
one hundred rupees.
Five hundred rupees.


18
(i) fifty rupees.
(ii) one hundred rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.
Five hundred rupees.
4.
The Excise (Spirits) Act, 1863.
3
five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


4
(i) one thousand rupees.
(ii) five hundred rupees.
(i)Two thousand five hundred rupees.
(ii) Two thousand five hundred rupees.


7
(i) fifty rupees.
(ii) one hundred rupees,
Two hundred fifty rupees.
Five hundred rupees.
5.
The Public Gambling Act, 1867.
3
two hundred rupees
One thousand rupees.


4
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees.


7
five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


13
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


15
One hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees.
6.
Sarais Act, 1867
14
twenty rupees
One hundred rupees.


Sch-edule
(i) twenty rupees.
(ii) one rupee
One hundred rupees.
Five rupees.
7.
The Cattle Trespass Act, 1871.
24
Five hundred rupees.
Two thousand fifty rupees.


26
ten rupees.
Fifty rupees.


27
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
8.
The Special Mar-riage Act, 1872.
9
one thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.
9.
The Punjab Laws Act, 1872.
42
five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


50B
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.
10.
The Canal and Drainage, Act 1873.
70
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.
11.
The Law Reports Act, 1875.
7
one lac rupees
No change.
(Amended in 1990)
12.
Arms Act, 1878.
23
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.
13.
The Ferries Act, 1878.
21
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.


22
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees.


23
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


25
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


26
(i) five hundred rupees.
(ii) one hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.
Five hundred rupees.


28
five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.
14.
The Elephants’ Preservation Act, 1879
7
(i) five hundred rupees.
(ii) five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


8
one hundred rupees.
Five hundred rupees.
15.
The Hackney-Car-riage Act, 1879.
7
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


10
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
16.
Dekkhan Agriculturists’ Relief Act, 1879.
67
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees.
17.
The Vaccination Act, 1880.
22
(i) two hundred rupees.
(ii) fifty rupees.
(iii) one thousand rupees
One thousand rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
Five thousand rupees.
18.
The Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881.
9
five hundred rupees
Two thousand fifty rupees.
19.
The Land Acquisi-tion (Mines) Act, 1885.
12
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.
20.
The Telegraphs Act, 1885.
7
(i) one thousand rupees.
(ii) two hundred rupees
Five thousand rupees.
One thousand rupees.
21.
The Tramways Act, 1886
25
(i) two hundred rupees.
(ii) twenty rupees.
(iii) fifty rupees
(iv) five rupees.
One thousand rupees.
One hundred rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
Twenty five rupees.


27
(i) two hundred rupees.
(ii) fifty rupees.
One thousand rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.


28
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


29
one hundred rupees.
Five hundred rupees.


30
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


31
ten rupees.
Fifty rupees.


32
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.


33
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
22.
Merchandize Marks Act, 1889.
6
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


7
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


12
one thousand rupees.
Five thousand rupees.
23.
The Metal Tokens Act 1889
8
ten rupees.
Fifty rupees.
24.
The Guardians Wards Act, 1890.
45
(i) one hundred rupees.
(ii) ten rupees.
(iii) five hundred rupees.
Five hundred rupees.
Fifty rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.
25.
The Railways Act, 1890.
71H
five thousand rupees.
Amendment made in 1995. No change.


87
(i) two hundred rupees.
(ii) fifty rupees
One thousand rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.


88
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


89
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.


90
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


91
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


92
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


93
twenty rupees
One hundred rupees.


94
twenty rupees
One hundred rupees.


95
twenty rupees
One hundred rupees


96
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees.


99
twenty rupees
One hundred rupees.


100
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


101
ten thousand rupees
No change.


102
twenty rupees
One hundred rupees.


103
five thousand rupees.
No change.


104
one thousand rupees
No change.


105
two thousand rupees.
No change.


106
five thousand rupees
No change.


107
five thousand rupees.
No change.


108
two thousand rupees.
No change.


109
one thousand rupees.
No change.


110
twenty rupees.
One hundred rupees.


111
one thousand rupees
No change.


112
two thousand rupees.
No change


114
ten thousand rupees.
No change


116
two thousand rupees.
No change


117
(i) five hundred rupees.
(ii) one thousand rupees
No change
No change


118
(i) five hundred rupees.
(ii) one thousand rupees
No change
No change


119
one thousand rupees.
No change


120
two thousand rupees.
No change


121
two thousand rupees.
No change


122
(i) two thousand rupees.
(ii) two thousand rupees.
(iii) twenty thousand rupees.
No change
No change
No change


123
one thousand rupees.
No change


124
five thousand rupees.
No change


125
(i) fifty rupees.
(ii) fifty rupees
No change
No change


126
twenty thousand rupees.
No change


127
twenty thousand rupees.
No change
26.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-mals Act, 1890.
3
(i) fifty rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.
Five hundred rupees.


3A
(i) fifty rupees
(ii)one hundred rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.
Five hundred rupees


4
(i) five hundred rupees
(ii) five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees.
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


5
five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees.


5A
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees


6
one hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees


6C
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


7
(i) one hundred rupees.
(ii) fifty rupees
Five hundred rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


15
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
27.
The Land Acquisi-tion Act, 1894.
46
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.
28.
The Prisons Act,
1894.
54
two hundred rupees
One thousand rupees.
29.
The Fisheries Act, 1897.
4
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.


5
two hundred rupees.
One thousand rupees.
30.
The Lepers Act, 1898
9
twenty rupees
Hundred rupees.


11
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.
31
The Post Office Act, 1898
49
fifty rupees.
Two hundred fifty rupees.


50
fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees.


51
one hundred rupees,
Five hundred rupees


58
Fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees


59
(i) Fifty rupees
(ii) five hundred rupees
(i) Two hundred fifty rupees
(ii) Two thousand five hundred rupees


60
Two hundred rupees
One thousand rupees


63
Fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees


64
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred


65
One thousand rupees
Five thousand rupees


66
(i) fifty rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees
(i) two hundred fifty rupees
(ii) five hundred rupees


67
Two hundred rupees
One thousand rupees


69
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees


74
Fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees
32
The Criminal Pro-cedure Act, 1898.
395
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees
33
The Stamps Act, 1899.
62
(i) five hundred rupees
(ii) five hundred rupees
(i) two thousand five hundred rupees
(ii) two thousand five hundred rupees


63
One hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees


64
Five thousand rupees
Fifty thousand rupees


65
One hundred rupees
Five hundred rupees


66
Two hundred rupees
One thousand rupees


67
One thousand rupees
Five thousand rupees


68
One thousand rupees
Five thousand rupees


69
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees


75
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees
34
The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899.
12
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand five hundred rupees


13
Fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees


14
Fifty rupees
Two hundred fifty rupees
35
The Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901
5
Fifty rupees
Two hundred rupees
36
The Works of Defence Act, 1903.
36
(i) fifty rupees
(ii) five rupees
(i) two hundred rupees
(ii) twenty rupees
37
The Ports Act, 1908.
6
Fifty thousand
No change
Amendment made in 1982


8
(i) one hundred rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees
(i) Four hundred rupees
(ii) Four hundred rupees


10
one hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


13
one hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


15
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


16
(i) five hundred rupees
(ii) twenty five rupees
(i) two thousand rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees


19
Two thousand rupees
Eight thousand rupees


20
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


21
(i) fifty thousand rupees
(ii) two thousand rupees
(i) Two hundred thousand rupees
(ii) Eight thousand rupees


22
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


23
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


24
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


25
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


26
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


27
Fifty rupees
Two hundred rupees


28
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


29
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


30
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


31
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


32
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


39
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


41
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


51
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


53
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


54
Fifty thousand rupees
amendment made in 1975
One lac rupees.


62
Fifty rupees
Two hundred rupees
38
The Civil Pro-cedure Act, 1908.
12
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees
39
The Dourine Act, 1910.
13
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


14
Fifty rupees
Two hundred rupees


15
(i) Fifty rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees
(i)Two hundred rupees
(ii) four hundred rupees
40
The Electricity Act, 1910.
39
Five million rupees
No change


39A
Five million rupees
No change


42
(i) one thousand rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees
(i) four thousand rupees
(ii) four hundred rupees


43
(i) five hundred rupees
(ii) fifty rupees
(i) two thousand rupees
(ii) two hundred rupees


44
(i) Five million rupees
(ii) five thousand rupees
(i) No change
(ii) twenty thousand rupees


45
Three hundred rupees
One thousand two hundred rupees


46
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


47
(i) one hundred rupees
(ii) twenty rupees
(i) four hundred rupees
(ii) eighty hundred rupees
41
The Wild Birds and Animals Pro-tection Act, 1912.
4
(i) fifty rupees
(ii) one hundred rupees
(i) two hundred rupees
(ii) four hundred rupees
41 A
The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912.
47
(i) Fifty rupees
(ii) Five rupees
(i) Two hundred rupees.
(ii) Twenty rupees.
42
The Administrator General’s Act, 1913.
36
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


37
Ten thousand rupees
Forty thousand rupees
43
The White Phos-phorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913.
4
two hundred rupees.
Eight hundred rupees


5
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees
44
Inland Mecha-nically Propelled Vessels Act, 1917
19F
One hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


19G
One hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


52
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


53
Twenty rupees
Eighty rupees


54
Fifty rupees
Two hundred rupees


55
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


56
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


57
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees


58
Ten rupees
Forty rupees


59
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


60
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


61
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees


62
Two hundred rupees
Eight hundred rupees


63
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


67
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees
45
The Poisons Act, 1919
4
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


6
(i) five hundred rupees
(ii) one thousand rupees
(i) two thousand rupees
(ii) four thousand rupees
46
The Police (Incite-ment to Disaffec-tion) Act, 1922.
3
Two hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees
47
The Cotton Trans-port Act,1923.
6
Five thousand rupees
Twenty thousand rupees


7
Five hundred rupees
Two thousand rupees
48
The Mines Act, 1923
34
(i) one thousand rupees
(ii) six hundred rupees
(i) four thousand rupees
(ii) two thousand four hundred rupees


35
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


36
Four hundred rupees
one thousand six hundred rupees


37
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


38
(i) One thousand rupees
(ii) one thousand rupees
(iii) one thousand rupees
(i) Four thousand rupees
(ii) Four thousand rupees
(iii) Four thousand rupees


39
(i) Two thousand rupees
(ii) two hundred rupees
(i) Eight thousand rupees
(ii) eight hundred rupees


40
(i) Four thousand rupees
(ii) Two thousand rupees
(iii) Four thousand rupees
(i) sixteen thousand rupees
(ii) Eight thousand rupees.
(iii) Four thousand rupees.


40A
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees
49
Cantonments (House- Accom-modation) Act, 1923.
18
Fifty rupees
Two hundred rupees
50
Naval Armament Act, 1923.
5
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


11
One thousand rupees
Four thousand rupees


36
(i) Fifty rupees
(ii) five rupees
(i) Two hundred rupees
(ii) twenty rupees
51
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.
18A
One hundred rupees
Four hundred rupees
52
The Mussalman Wakf A