(d) is guilty of any act or omission in flying or in the use of any aircraft, or in relation to any
aircraft, or aircraft material which causes or is likely to cause loss of life or bodily injury
to any person ; or
(e) during a state of war, voluntarily and without proper occasion or negligently causes
sequestration, by or under the authority of a neutral State, or the destruction in a neutral
State, of any service aircraft ;
shall, on conviction by Court martial, be punished,
if he has acted voluntarily, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen
years or with such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
if he has not acted voluntarily, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to five
years or with such less punishment as in this Act mentioned.
1[Explanation.___In this section, “aircraft” includes aeroplanes, baloons, kite baloons, airships,
gliders or other machines for flying and “aircraft material” includes any engines, fittings, guns, gear,
instruments or apparatus for use in connection with aircraft, and components and accessories of
aircraft, and petrol or any other substance used for providing motive power for aircraft, and
lubricating oil.]
57. Attempt. Any person subject to this Act who attempts to commit any offence before in this
Act specified and in such attempt does any act towards the Commission of the offence shall, on
conviction by Court martial, where no express provision is made by this Act for the punishment of
such attempt, be punished,
1 Explanation added by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1958 (11 of 1958), s. 7.
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