BNS Section 62 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 62: Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment (Legacy IPC Section 511)
Statutory Classification Details
Attempting to commit
Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Depends on the offence abetted (Cognizable or Non-cognizable)
Triable Court: Court by which the offence is triable
Official Punishment: One half of the imprison-offence punishable withment for life, or imprison-offence is cognizableoffence attempted byoffence attempted is imprisonment for life,ment not exceeding one- or non-cognizable.the offender is bailabletriable. or imprisonment, and inhalf of the longest term,or non-bailable. such attempt doing any act provided for the offence, towards the commission of or fine, or both. the offence