Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment or to cause such an offence to be committed and in such attempts does any act towards the commission of the offence shall, where no express provision is made by this Shari'ah Penal Code or by any other Act or Law for the time being in force for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one half of the longest term provided for that offence or with such fine as is provided for the offence or with both.