Pakistan Penal Code is _____________?
Correct answer: D. Penal law
- A. Customary law
- B. Procedural law
- C. None of these
- D. Penal law
Explanation
The Pakistan Penal Code defines offences and prescribes their punishments, so it is substantive penal or criminal law. Procedural law, by contrast, governs how criminal cases are investigated and tried.
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