IPC Section 511 — Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment

attempts commit offences

Criminal

Summary

If a person tries to commit a crime that is punishable under the Indian Penal Code with life imprisonment or any other term of imprisonment, and takes a concrete step toward committing that crime, they can be punished. This applies only when the Code does not already have a specific punishment for that attempt. The punishment can be up to half of the life imprisonment term, or half of the maximum prison term set for that crime, along with any fine that the crime carries, or both.

Official Text

Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment of 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, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

Related Judgments

  • PUNJAB AND SINDH BANK v. VINKAR SAHAKARI BANK LTD. AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 17, 2001 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • 133 STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH v. MAHENDRA ALIAS GOLU — Supreme Court of India (2021)
  • J MD. KALAM v. THE STATE OF 1159 ... BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • SC (2024) Vol.7 p.756 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • OM PARKASH v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB — Supreme Court of India (1962)
  • : Appellant/Sole Accused vs State rep by — Madras High Court ()
  • MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. A. GEETHA AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 12, 1997 — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • TARAKESHWAR SAHU v. STA TEOF BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (S)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • BNS §62 — Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment