'Voluntary withdrawal' in document 'Poland - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter II
Forms of Commission of an Offence

Article 15 § 1. Whoever has voluntarily abandoned the prohibited act or prevented the
consequence shall not be subject to penalty for the attempt.

§ 2. The court may apply an extraordinary mitigation of punishment to a perpetrator who has
voluntarily attempted to prevent the consequence which constituted a feature of the prohibited act.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(f) Attempts to commit such a crime by taking action that commences its execution by means of a substantial step, but the crime does not occur because of circumstances independent of the person's intentions. However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable for punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose.