「CRIMINAL ACT」 otherwise provided by Acts. SECTION 2 Attempts Article 25 ( Attempts) (1) When an intended crime is not completed or if the intended result does not occur, it shall be punishable as an attempt. (2) The punishment for an attempt may be mitigated than that of consummated crime. Article 26 (Voluntarily Ceased Crime) Where a criminal voluntarily ceases his or her criminal act which he or she began or voluntarily prevents the consequences of such act, the punishment shall be mitigated or remitted. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 27 (Impossible Crime) Even though the occurrence of a crime is impossible because of the means adopted for the commission of the crime or because of mistake of objects, the punishment shall be imposed if there has been a resulting danger, but the punishment may be mitigated or remitted. Article 28 (Conspiracy and Preparation) When a conspiracy or the preparatory action for a crime has not reached commencement stage for the commission of the crime, the person shall not be punishable, except as otherwise provided by Acts. Article 29 (Punishment for Attempt) The punishment for attempts shall be specifically provided in the Individual Provisions. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] SECTION 3 Complicity Article 30 (Co-Principals) When two or more persons have jointly committed a crime, each of them shall be punished as a principal offender for the crime committed. Article 31 (Instigator) (1) For a person who instigates another to commit a crime, the same punishment shall be applied to the instigator as one who actually commits the crime. (2) When a person is instigated and consents to carry out a crime but does not reach the commencement stage for the commission thereof, the punishment for conspiracies or preparations thereof shall apply mutatis mutandis to the instigator and the instigated person. 법제처 5 국가법령정보센터