Chapter XVI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Qatl-i-khata
Section 318 · Pakistan Penal Code
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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.