law: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
  18. Punishment for
  
  attempt to commit an offence.-
  Whoever attempts to
  
  commit any offence punishable under this Act or to cause such an offence to be
  
  committed, and in such attempt, does any act towards the commission of the
  
  offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for
  
  the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for
  
  life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment
  
  provided for that offence or with fine or with both.