A puts his hand in the ppcket of B for stealing money but the pocket was empty A is guilty of ........

Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 Attempt

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A puts his hand in the ppcket of B for stealing money, but the pocket was empty. A is guilty of:

Theft

Mischief

Attempting to commit theft

No offence

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Explanation:

A is liable to attempting to commit theft under section 511 of the IPC. A person may be held guilty of attempting to commit an offence even though the facts are such that the commission of the offence is impossible. The accused was convicted for attempting to steal from the handbag of a woman even though there was nothing in the handbag. (R v. Ring)