PART II
PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS AGAINST CONVENTIONS
Grave breaches of scheduled Conventions
3. (1) (i) in the case of such a grave breach involving the wilful killing of a person protected by the Convention in question, to imprisonment for life;
(ii) in the case of any other such grave breach, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
PART III
PREVENTION OF ABUSE OF RED CROSS AND OTHER EMBLEMS
Penalty
10. —(1) If any person contravenes any of the provisions of this Part, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in addition, any goods upon or in connection with which the emblem, design or words, as the case may be, was or were used, shall be forfeited.
(2) Where an offence committed by a body corporate or society is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or society, he, as well as the body corporate or society, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
CHAPTER VIB-GENOCIDE
Punishment for genocide
130E. Whoever commits genocide shall
(a) if the offence consists of the killing of any person, be punished with death; or
(b) in any other case, be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years.
CHAPTER XXIII-ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES
Punishment for attempting to commit offences
511.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code or by any other written law with imprisonment or fine or with a combination of such punishments, or attempts 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 or by such other written law, as the case may be, for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with such punishment as is provided for the offence.
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(2) The longest term of imprisonment that may be imposed under subsection (1) shall not exceed —
(a) 15 years where such attempt is in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for life; or
(b) one-half of the longest term provided for the offence in any other case.
Illustrations
(a) A makes an attempt to steal some jewels by breaking open a box, and finds after so opening the box that there is no jewel in it. He has done an act towards the commission of theft, and therefore is guilty under this section.
(b) A makes an attempt to pick the pocket of Z by thrusting his hand into Z’s pocket. A fails in the attempt in consequence of Z’s having nothing in his pocket. A is guilty under this section. [IndianPC 1860, s. 511]
1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:
(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or
(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:
(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.