IPC CHAPTER XXIII Section 511 OF ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES - Law247

511. Punishment for trying to devote offences punishable with imprisonment for existence or other imprisonment. 511. Punishment for trying to dedicate offences punishable with imprisonment for existence or different imprisonment.

--Whoever tries to dedicate an offence punishable by means of this Code with 1*[imprisonment for life] or imprisonment, or to purpose such an offence to be committed, and in such strive does any act closer to the commission of the offence, shall, in which no explicit provision is made through this Code for the punishment of such try, be punished with 2*[imprisonment o f any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, onehalf of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence], or with such fine as is furnished for the offence, or with each. Illustrations (a) A makes an try to scouse borrow some jewels via breaking open a container, and unearths after so establishing the box, that there's no jewel in it.

---------------------------------------------------------------------- He has executed an act in the direction of the fee of theft, and therefore is responsible beneath this segment. (b) A makes an try to pick the pocket of Z by means of thrusting his hand into Zand#39;s pocket. A fails inside the strive in effect of Zand#39;s having nothing in his pocket. A is responsible below this section. 1. Subs. By using Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and Sch., for "transportation". 2. Subs. Via s. 117 and Sch., ibid., for sure phrases.