Section 18
Punishment for attempt to commit an offence.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
About this Act
An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whoever attempts to commit any offence
punishable under this Act or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt, does any act
towards the commission of the offence, shall 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 fine or with both.