According to section 318 PPC
Whoever without any intention to cause death of or cause harm to a person causes death of such person either by mistake of act or mistake of fact is said to commit qatal-i-khata.
Example.
Zaid aims at deer but fire misses the target and kills Zain who is standing by Zaid is guilty of qatl-i-khata
Punishment of Qatal-I-Khata
According to section 319
Whoever commits qatal-i-khata shall be liable to diyat.
Provided that where qatal-i-khata is committed by any rash driving or negligent act, other than rash or negligent driving the offender may in addition to diyat also be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years as tazir.
Punishment For Qatal-I-Khata by Rash driving
Murder by Rash driving
Whoever commits qatal-i-khata by rash driving or negligent driving shall having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, in addition to diyat,
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years. For more info contact us at 0300-8500985 or click the link rb.gy/chcgan