|
Item |
Culpable
Homicide (IPC Sec. 299) |
Attempt to
Commit Culpable Homicide (IPC Sec. 308) |
|
Definition of Crime |
Causing the
death of a person by an act or omission that is done with the intention of
causing death or with knowledge that it is likely to cause death (IPC Sec.
299) |
Intentional
attempt to cause death, but the act does not result in death (IPC Sec. 308) |
|
Intention |
May or may
not be intentional (Sec. 299) |
Intentional
(Sec. 308) |
|
Result |
Causing death
of a person (Sec. 299) |
No death
occurred (Sec. 308) |
|
Degree of Offense |
Serious (Sec.
299) |
Less serious
than culpable homicide |
|
Penalties |
Imprisonment,
other significant penalties (Sec. 304) |
Punishment is
generally less severe than for culpable homicide (Sec. 308) |
|
Example |
A person
drives recklessly and causes a fatal accident |
A person
points a gun at someone and pulls the trigger, but the gun misfires |
