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Copy of Ordinance No. XX Of 1984 and 1986 Amendment to the section 295c of the Pakistan Penal Code
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ISLAMABAD, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1984
PART 1
Acts, Ordinances, President's Orders and Regulations including Martial law Orders and Regulations
Government of Pakistan
MINISTRY OF LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (LAW DIVISION)
Islamabad, the 26th April 1984
No. F.17 (1) 84-Pub. The following Ordinance made by the President is hereby published for general information.
ORDINANCE NO. XX OF 1984 AN ORDINANCE
to amend the law to prohibit the Quadiani group, Lahori group and Ahmadis from indulging in anti-Islamic activities:
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law to prohibit the Quadiani group, Lahori group and Ahmadis from indulging in anti-Islamic activities:
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action:
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July, 1977, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:
PART I - PRELIMINARY
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Short title and commencement.
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This Ordinance may be called the Anti-Islamic Activities of the Quadiani Group, Lahori Group and Ahmadis (Prohibition and Punishment) Ordinance, 1984. |
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It shall come into force at once. |
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Ordinance to override orders or decisions of courts. The provisions of this Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding any order or decision of any court. |
PART II - AMENDMENT OF THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE (ACT XLV OF 1860) |
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Addition of new sections 298B and 298C, Act XLV of 1860. In the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), in Chapter XV, after section 298A, the following new sections shall be added, namely:
298B. Misuse of epithets, descriptions and titles, etc., reserved for certain holy personages or places.
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Any person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori group (who call themselves Ahmadis or by any other name) who by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation;
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refers to, or addresses, any person, other than a Caliph or companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),as Ameerul Mumineen, Khalifa-tui-Mumineen, Khalifa-tul-Muslimeen, Sahaabi or Razi Allah Anho |
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refers to, or addresses, any person, other than a wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as Ummul-Mumineen |
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(c) refers to, or addresses, any person, other than a member of the family (Ahle-bait) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as Ahle-bait; or |
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refers to, or names, or calls, his place of worship as Masjid; |
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. |
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Any person of the Quadiani group or Lahori group (who call themselves Ahmadis or by any other name) who by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, refers to the mode or form of call to prayers followed by his faith as Azan or recites Azan as used by the Muslims, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. |
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298C. Person of Quadiani group etc., calling himself a Muslim or preaching or propagating his faith. Any person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori group (who call themselves Ahmadis or by any other name), who, directly or indirectly, poses himself as Muslim, or calls, or refers to, his faith as Islam, or preaches or propagates his faith, or invites others to accept his faith, by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations, or in any manner whatsoever outrages the religious feelings of Muslims, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. |
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ACT III OF 1986 CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT, 198 |
An Act further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, part 1, 12th October 1986)
The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 5th October, 1986 and is hereby published for general information:
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860) and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1893), for the purposes hereinafter appearing:
It is hereby enacted as follows:
SECTION 295C PAKISTAN CRIMINAL CODE
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Short title and commencement
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This Act may be called the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1986. |
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It shall come into force at once. |
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Insertion of new section 295-C, Act XLV of 1860. In the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), after section 295-B, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:
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Use of derogatory remarks, etc. in respect of the Holy Prophet. Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine." |
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