Punishment Under s308 – Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide

Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide

1. Whoever does any act with such;
   • intention
   • or knowledge
2. and under such circumstances that if he, by the act that he was about to commit;
3. would cause death as a result of which he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder;
4. shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may;
   • extend to 7 years
   • or with a fine
   • or with both imprisonment and a fine
5. and if hurt is caused to any person by such act carried out by the offender, he shall be punished with;
   • imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years
   • or with a fine
   • or with caning
   • or with ANY combination of such punishments

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Examples

• A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
• References have been made to the Penal Code, Cap 224

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