Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 — Section 318: Qatl-i-khata

318. Qatl-i-khata.__ 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.