naqis' shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to ten years.
[307. Cases in which qisas for qatl-i-amd shall not be
nforced. Qisas for qatl-i-amd shall not- .be enforced in the
blowing cases, namely:(a)
when the offender dies before the enforcement of qisas;
(b)
when any wali voluntarily and without duress, to the
satisfaction of the Court, waives the right of qisas under
Section 309 or compounds under Section 310; and
(c)
when the right of qisas devolves on the offender as a
result of the death of the wali of the victim, or on the
person who has no right of qisas against the offender.
(2) To satisfy itself that the wali has waived the right of
qisas under Section 309 or compounded the right of qisas under
Section 310 voluntarily and without duress the Court shall take
down the statement of the wali and such other persons as it may
deem necessary on oath and record an opinion that it is satisfied
that the waiver or, as the case may be, the composition, was
voluntary and not the result of any duress.
Illustrations
(i) A kills Z, the maternal uncle of his son B. Z has no
other wali except D the wife of A. D has the right of
qisas from A. But if D dies, the right of qisas shall
devolve on her son B who is also the son of the
offender A. B cannot claim qisas against his father.
Therefore, the qasis cannot be enforced.
(ii) B Kills Z, the brother of her husband A. Z has no heir
except A. Heir A can claim qisas from his wife B.
But if A dies, the right of qisas shall devolve on his
son D who is also son of B, the qisas cannot be
enforced against B.
308. Punishment in qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas, etc. (1)
Where an offender guilty of qatl-i-amd is not liable to qisas under
Section 306 or the qisas is not enforceable under clause (c) of
Section 307, he shall be liable to diyat:
Provided that, where the offender is minor or insane, diyat
shall be payable either from his property or, by such person as may
be determined by the Court:
Provided further that, where at the time of committing qatli-amd the offender being a minor, had attianed sufficient maturity,
or being' insane had a lucid interval, so as to be able to realise the
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