Pakistan Penal Code: Offences Against Person and Property MCQs 2026

Under section 300 PPC, culpable homicide is murder when the act is done with

1. Aintention of causing death✓
2. Bonly negligence without any intent✓
3. Cintent to cause only minor hurt always✓
4. Dknowledge that death is impossible✓

Section 302 PPC prescribes punishment for murder as

1. Afine only without imprisonment✓
2. Bdeath or imprisonment for life, and also fine✓
3. Cimprisonment up to three years only✓
4. Dcommunity service exclusively✓

Section 299 PPC defines culpable homicide as causing death by an act done with

1. Aintention to cause death, or intention to cause bodily injury likely to cause death, or with knowledge that death is likely✓
2. Bonly accidental means without any mental element✓
3. Conly theft-related intent✓
4. Donly defamation motive✓

Under section 304 PPC Part I, punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder may extend to

1. Afine up to one thousand rupees only✓
2. Bdeath or imprisonment for life, and fine✓
3. Crigorous imprisonment up to six months only✓
4. Dno punishment if provocation exists always✓

Section 304 PPC Part II punishes culpable homicide with imprisonment up to

1. Alife imprisonment mandatorily✓
2. Btwenty years minimum✓
3. Cten years, and fine✓
4. Donly whipping✓

The fourth clause of section 300 PPC treats an act as murder when the offender knows the act is

1. Amerely inconvenient to the victim✓
2. Blikely to cause only slight hurt✓
3. Cprotected under private defence always✓
4. Dso imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death✓

Section 385 PPC deals with putting person in fear of injury in order to

1. Acommit murder only✓
2. Bforge documents only✓
3. Ccommit extortion✓
4. Dassemble unlawfully only✓

Section 300 PPC second clause covers intention to cause such bodily injury as is

1. Alikely to cause death✓
2. Balways trivial in nature✓
3. Climited to mental shock only✓
4. Dirrelevant to murder analysis✓

Section 300 PPC third clause relates to bodily injury

1. Athat heals within twenty-four hours✓
2. Bsufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death✓
3. Ccausing only temporary pain✓
4. Dlimited to grievous hurt definition only✓

Section 319 PPC defines hurt as

1. Aonly permanent loss of limb✓
2. Bonly mental anguish without bodily effect✓
3. Cbodily pain, disease or infirmity caused to any person✓
4. Donly financial loss✓

Section 320 PPC lists types of

1. Asimple hurt only✓
2. Btheft and extortion✓
3. Cforgery and cheating✓
4. Dgrievous hurt✓

Permanent privation of the sight of either eye is classified under section 320 PPC as

1. Agrievous hurt✓
2. Bsimple hurt✓
3. Cwrongful restraint✓
4. Dcriminal trespass✓

Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth constitutes

1. Asimple hurt under section 319✓
2. Bgrievous hurt under section 320 PPC✓
3. Ctheft under section 378✓
4. Drobbery under section 390✓

Section 323 PPC provides punishment for voluntarily causing hurt as imprisonment up to

1. Aseven years mandatory✓
2. Blife imprisonment✓
3. Cone year, or fine up to one thousand rupees, or both✓
4. Dten years minimum✓

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt is punishable under section 325 PPC with imprisonment up to

1. Aone year only✓
2. Bfourteen years minimum always✓
3. Cdeath sentence✓
4. Dseven years, and fine✓

Section 326 PPC punishes voluntarily causing grievous hurt by means of

1. Aany instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any means of fire, poison, explosive or harmful substance✓
2. Bverbal abuse alone✓
3. Cmere trespass without injury✓
4. Ddefamation only✓

Section 322 PPC defines voluntarily causing grievous hurt as hurt which is

1. Aalways simple under section 319✓
2. Bgrievous within the meaning of section 320✓
3. Conly caused by negligence✓
4. Dlimited to hurt by acid only✓

Causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation is dealt with under section

1. A323 PPC always✓
2. B302 PPC✓
3. C334 PPC✓
4. D378 PPC✓

Section 338 PPC covers causing grievous hurt by

1. Aonly premeditated murder✓
2. Bonly house-breaking✓
3. Conly document forgery✓
4. Dact which endangers human life or the personal safety of others✓

Section 321 PPC defines voluntarily causing hurt as causing hurt

1. Aintentionally, or with knowledge, or upon provocation✓
2. Bonly by accident without fault✓
3. Conly during lawful sport always✓
4. Donly through theft✓

Emasculation is listed in section 320 PPC as

1. Asimple hurt✓
2. Bgrievous hurt✓
3. Cwrongful confinement✓
4. Dextortion✓

Under section 378 PPC, theft is committed when movable property is

1. Aopenly borrowed with intent to return always✓
2. Btaken with owner's express consent✓
3. Cdishonestly taken out of possession of any person without consent and moved✓
4. Dimmovable property is severed without moving it✓

Section 379 PPC punishes theft with imprisonment up to

1. Aten years minimum✓
2. Blife imprisonment✓
3. Cdeath only✓
4. Dthree years, or fine, or both✓

Dishonest intention in theft under section 378 PPC means

1. Aintention to cause wrongful gain or wrongful loss✓
2. Bintent to permanently destroy property always✓
3. Cintent to gift property to charity✓
4. Dabsence of any mental element✓

Section 383 PPC defines extortion as intentionally putting a person in fear of

1. Aonly economic recession✓
2. Binjury to that person or another, to deliver property or valuable security✓
3. Conly public criticism without fear✓
4. Donly accidental loss✓

Section 384 PPC punishes extortion with imprisonment up to

1. Aseven years minimum always✓
2. Blife imprisonment mandatorily✓
3. Cthree years, or fine, or both✓
4. Donly fine without imprisonment ever✓

Section 386 PPC covers extortion by putting a person in fear of

1. Aonly minor ridicule✓
2. Bonly civil breach of contract✓
3. Conly accidental damage✓
4. Ddeath or of grievous hurt✓

Section 387 PPC punishes putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to

1. Acommit extortion✓
2. Bcommit theft only✓
3. Ccommit trespass only✓
4. Dpublish defamatory matter only✓

Section 388 PPC relates to extortion by threat of

1. Asimple hurt only✓
2. Baccusation of an offence punishable with death, life or ten years✓
3. Ctrespass only✓
4. Dbreach of contract only✓

Section 390 PPC defines robbery as

1. Atheft by five or more persons only✓
2. Btrespass after sunset only✓
3. Ccheating by personation only✓
4. Dtheft or extortion when the offender causes or attempts to cause death, hurt or wrongful restraint, or fear of instant death, hurt or restraint✓

Section 392 PPC punishes robbery with rigorous imprisonment up to

1. Aten years, and fine; on highway between sunset and sunrise up to fourteen years✓
2. Bthree years only always✓
3. Clife imprisonment mandatorily in every case✓
4. Dfine without imprisonment✓

Theft is robbery under section 390 PPC when the offender

1. Amerely picks a pocket unnoticed✓
2. Bfor that end causes or attempts to cause death, hurt or wrongful restraint, or fear of instant death, hurt or restraint✓
3. Cacts with five accomplices only✓
4. Denters property without breaking✓

Section 391 PPC defines dacoity as

1. Atheft by a single offender✓
2. Bextortion without fear✓
3. Crobbery committed by five or more persons conjointly✓
4. Dcriminal trespass by night only✓

Section 395 PPC punishes dacoity with

1. Aimprisonment up to one year only✓
2. Bfine only without imprisonment✓
3. Cdeath mandatorily in every case✓
4. Dlife imprisonment, or rigorous imprisonment up to ten years, and fine✓

Attempt to commit dacoity is punishable under section

1. A396 PPC with life or rigorous imprisonment up to seven years✓
2. B379 PPC✓
3. C447 PPC only✓
4. D500 PPC only✓

Section 393 PPC punishes attempt to commit robbery with imprisonment up to

1. Athree years only always✓
2. Bseven years, and fine✓
3. Cfourteen years minimum✓
4. Dlife without fine✓

Section 441 PPC defines criminal trespass as entering into or upon property in possession of another with intent to

1. Alawfully purchase the property✓
2. Bpay rent due under lease always✓
3. Ccommit an offence, or to intimidate, insult or annoy any person in possession✓
4. Dexercise a bona fide disputed right of ownership always without qualification✓

Section 442 PPC defines house-trespass as criminal trespass by entering or remaining in

1. Aopen agricultural field only without any structure✓
2. Bpublic highway only✓
3. Cgovernment treasury without any entry✓
4. Dany building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or custody of property✓

Section 445 PPC defines house-breaking as house-trespass when entrance is effected by

1. Aany of the six specified ways such as breaking, climbing, or opening a lock by force or fraud✓
2. Bmerely knocking and waiting✓
3. Clawful entry with owner consent always✓
4. Dwalking through an open door without any criminal intent✓

Section 446 PPC defines house-breaking by night as house-breaking after

1. Amidnight only exactly✓
2. Bsunset and before sunrise✓
3. Cnoon and evening only✓
4. Dany hour with consent✓

Section 443 PPC defines lurking house-trespass as house-trespass when entry is made

1. Aopenly in broad daylight with consent✓
2. Bthrough a public auction lawfully✓
3. Cclandestinely or by deceiving the occupant✓
4. Dby police in execution of warrant always✓

Section 444 PPC defines lurking house-trespass by night as lurking house-trespass after

1. Asunrise only✓
2. Bmidday only✓
3. Cany time with permission✓
4. Dsunset and before sunrise✓

Section 447 PPC punishes criminal trespass with imprisonment up to

1. Athree months, or fine up to five hundred rupees, or both✓
2. Bten years minimum✓
3. Clife imprisonment✓
4. Ddeath sentence✓

Section 448 PPC punishes house-trespass with imprisonment up to

1. Aseven years minimum always✓
2. Bone year, or fine up to one thousand rupees, or both✓
3. Clife imprisonment✓
4. Donly fine without imprisonment ever✓

Section 449 PPC covers house-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with

1. Asimple hurt only always✓
2. Bdefamation only✓
3. Cdeath✓
4. Dtrespass only✓

Section 450 PPC punishes house-trespass to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or

1. Afine only always✓
2. Bone month maximum✓
3. Ccivil breach only✓
4. Dimprisonment up to ten years✓

Robbery differs from simple theft mainly because robbery involves

1. Aviolence or fear of instant death, hurt or restraint✓
2. Babsence of dishonest intention✓
3. Cconsent of the owner always✓
4. Dfive or more offenders always✓

Dacoity differs from robbery because dacoity requires

1. Aonly one offender✓
2. Bfive or more persons acting conjointly✓
3. Conly deceit without force✓
4. Dentry into a dwelling only✓

Section 324 PPC punishes voluntarily causing hurt by

1. Awords alone without act✓
2. Bnegligent driving only under s.304A always✓
3. Cdangerous weapons or means✓
4. Ddefamation only✓

Section 327 PPC relates to voluntarily causing hurt to

1. Areturn borrowed books only✓
2. Bexercise lawful trade only✓
3. Cperform legal contract only✓
4. Dextort property or valuable security, or constrain to illegal act✓

Section 328 PPC covers causing hurt by means of

1. Apoison, intoxicating substance or harmful thing with intent to commit offence✓
2. Bmere verbal threat without administration✓
3. Clawful medical treatment with consent✓
4. Daccidental exposure without intent✓

Permanent disfiguration of the head or face is under section 320 PPC

1. Asimple hurt only✓
2. Bgrievous hurt✓
3. Ctheft✓
4. Drobbery only without hurt✓

Any hurt which endangers life or causes the sufferer to be in severe bodily pain for twenty days is

1. Asimple hurt under section 319✓
2. Bwrongful confinement only✓
3. Cgrievous hurt under section 320 PPC✓
4. Dextortion only✓

Section 380 PPC punishes theft in a building, tent or vessel used as human dwelling or for custody of property with imprisonment up to

1. Athree years only always✓
2. Bone month maximum✓
3. Clife without fine✓
4. Dseven years, and fine✓

Section 381 PPC covers theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of

1. Amaster or employer✓
2. Bany stranger always✓
3. Cgovernment only without possession✓
4. Dpublic road only✓

Section 382 PPC punishes theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to

1. Acommit dacoity only by five persons✓
2. Bcommit theft or effect escape✓
3. Clawful self-defence only✓
4. Dexercise easement rights only✓

Extortion differs from theft because extortion involves

1. Ataking without any consent always silently✓
2. Bmoving property without fear or threat✓
3. Cinducing delivery of property through fear of injury✓
4. Dbreaking into dwelling only✓

Section 389 PPC punishes putting a person in fear of accusation of offence to

1. Acommit murder only✓
2. Bassemble riotously only✓
3. Cforge currency only✓
4. Dcommit extortion✓

Section 451 PPC punishes house-trespass to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment

1. Aup to seven years✓
2. Bfor life only always✓
3. Cfor one day only always✓
4. Dwithout any imprisonment component ever✓

Section 452 PPC covers house-trespass after preparation for causing hurt, assault or wrongful restraint in order to

1. Alawful eviction only with court order always✓
2. Bcommit house-trespass or other offence✓
3. Cpeaceful negotiation only✓
4. Dexercise of right of way without force✓

Section 453 PPC punishes lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night for concealment of

1. Alawful tenant always✓
2. Bpolice officer on duty always✓
3. Cany person who has committed an offence✓
4. Dbona fide purchaser always✓

Section 454 PPC covers lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit an offence punishable with

1. Acivil fine only always✓
2. Bno penalty ever✓
3. Cdeath mandatorily always✓
4. Dimprisonment✓

Section 455 PPC relates to lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for causing hurt, assault or restraint to commit

1. Ahouse-trespass or any offence✓
2. Blawful search by owner always✓
3. Conly simple hurt without entry✓
4. Donly verbal insult without entry✓

Under section 300 PPC, culpable homicide is not murder if it falls within

1. Aevery case of causing death automatically✓
2. Bthe exceptions listed in section 300 such as grave and sudden provocation✓
3. Ctheft cases only✓
4. Dforgery cases only✓

Section 304A PPC punishes causing death by

1. Apremeditated murder always✓
2. Bdacoity only✓
3. Crash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide✓
4. Dforgery only✓

Section 330 PPC covers voluntarily causing hurt to

1. Aexercise legal defence only✓
2. Bfulfil lawful contract only✓
3. Cobtain civil decree only✓
4. Dextort confession or compel restoration of property✓

Section 331 PPC punishes voluntarily causing grievous hurt to

1. Aextort confession or compel restoration of property✓
2. Bcommit theft only without hurt✓
3. Clawful arrest by police always✓
4. Dpublish defamatory matter only✓

Section 339 PPC defines wrongful restraint as

1. Acausing death only✓
2. Bvoluntarily obstructing any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed✓
3. Ctaking movable property only✓
4. Dforging a document only✓

Section 397 PPC provides enhanced punishment when offender uses any deadly weapon or causes grievous hurt in committing

1. Atheft without violence only✓
2. Bcriminal trespass only✓
3. Crobbery✓
4. Ddefamation only✓

Section 398 PPC covers attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with

1. Aonly verbal threats without weapons✓
2. Bonly civil dispute papers✓
3. Conly counterfeit coins without robbery✓
4. Ddeadly weapon✓