Correct Answer:
C. Penal law
The Pakistan Penal Code is unequivocally a Penal law. This classification means its primary purpose is to define what constitutes a crime and to prescribe the punishments for those crimes. It establishes the substantive criminal offenses against the state and society, distinguishing it from other types of law.
- Option A, "Customary law," is incorrect because the PPC is a codified, statutory law, not based on unwritten customs.
- Option B, "Procedural law," is false; procedural laws (like the Criminal Procedure Code) dictate how criminal cases are investigated and tried, whereas the PPC defines the crimes themselves.
- Option D, "None of These," is incorrect as option C accurately describes the nature of the PPC.