Latin Maxim’s and terms associated with Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)
1 – “Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea”
(The act does not constitute guilt unless done with a guilt intent./Act alone does not make a man guilty unless his intentions were so.)
2 – “Actus me invito factus non est mens actus”
(An act done by me against my will is not my act.) Incorporated under Section 94 of the PPC.
3 – “Crimen trahit personam”
(The crime carries the person.) Section 2 of the PPC- Intra-territorial Jurisdiction.
4 – “De minimis non curat lex”
(Law does not notice trifles.) Incorporated under Section 95 of the PPC.
5 – “Doli incapax”
(Incapable of understanding what is right and what is wrong.), Section 82 of the PPC.
6 – “Doli capax”
(Capable of understanding what is right and what is wrong.) Section 83 of the PPC.
7- “Ignorantia fact excusat”/ “Ignorantia juris non excusat”
(Ignorance of fact is excusable./ Ignorance of law is not excusable.)Sections 76 and 79 of the PPC.
8′- “Necessitas non habet legem”
(Necessity knows no law.) Incorporated under Section 81 of the PPC.
9 – “Furiosis furore suo punier”
(A madman is best punished by his own madness.)
“Furiosis nulla voluntas est”
(A madman has no will.)
“Furiosis absentis loco est”
(A madman is like one who is absent.)
The above three maxims are related to Section 84 of the PPC.
10- “Qui peccat ebrius luat sobrius”
(Let him sin when drunk be punished when sober.).Section 86 of the PPC- Voluntary drunkenness.
11 – “Volenti non fit injuria”
(One who consents suffers no injury.) Sections 87-93 of the PPC.
12- “Respondeat superior”
(Let the principal answer.) Sections 154 and 155 of the PPC