BOOK I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE iv
ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES
84. Case of full offence charged, attempt proved.
Where the complete commission of the offence Case of full charged is not proved, but the evidence establishes an attempt to commit the offence, the accused may be convicted of this attempt, and punished accordingly:
Provided that after a conviction for the attempt, the person so convicted shall not be liable to be tried again for the offence which he was charged with committing.
85. Case of attempt charged, full offence proved.
Where an attempt to commit an offence is charged but the evidence establishes the commission of the full offence, the accused shall not be entitled to be discharged, but he may be convicted of the attempt, and punished accordingly:
Provided that after a conviction for the attempt, the accused shall not be liable to be tried again for the offence which he was charged with attempting to commit .
Individual criminal responsibility
Attempt
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