Section 318: Qatl-i-khata

Whoever, without any intention to cause the death of, or cause harm to, a person causes death of such person, either by mistake of act or by mistake of fact, is said to commit qatl i khata. Illustration (a) A aims at a deer but misses the target and kills Z who is standing by. A is guilty of qatl i khata. (b) A shoots at an object to be a boar but it turns out to be a human being. A is guilty of qatl i khata.

Effective date: 1862-01-01

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