(5) Culpable homicide is not murder when the person whose death is caused, being above the age of eighteen years, suffers death or takes the risks of death with his own consent. (6) Culpable homicide is not murder if the offender at the time of committing the act was under the influence of mental abnormality due to a mental retardation or an injury or a disease of the mind to an extent that substantially affects his ability to direct or control his act. Section 250 - “Culpable Homicide by Causing Death of Person other than Person whose Death was Intended”: If a person by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the person whose death he intended or knew himself to be likely to cause. Section 251 - “Murder”: Whoever commits murder shall on conviction be punished with death or imprisonment for life and may also be liable to fine. Provided that if the nearest relatives of the deceased opt for customary blood compensation “dia”, the Court may award it in lieu of death sentence with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or with fine or with both. Note:- (1) See section 253A. (2) See section 244 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2003. Section 252 - “Murder by Life-Convict”: Whoever being under sentence of imprisonment for life commits murder, shall on conviction, be punished with death. Section 253 - “Culpable Homicide not Amounting to Murder”: Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for life or for any less term or with fine or with both. Section 253(A)- “Infanticide”: Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 251, 252, 253 of this Code:(a) if a woman causes the death of her child immediately after birth or within 8 days there from due to a mental or psychological state caused by delivery; or (b) if a woman causes the death of her illegitimate child, immediately after birth or within eight days there-from, in order to avoid shame; 71