72AAttempts triable summarily

72A Attempts triable summarily

[Section 72A Inserted by No. 108 of 1974, s. 22 ]

(1)  An attempt to commit an offence mentioned in section 71 (1) or section 72 (1) is an offence triable and punishable in the same way as the offence attempted.

(2)  On a complaint of an offence referred to in subsection (1) , the defendant may, where the evidence so requires, be convicted of an attempt to commit the offence.

(3)  On a complaint of attempting to commit an offence referred to in subsection (1) , the defendant may, where the evidence so requires, be convicted of the offence that he is alleged to have attempted to commit.