Zimbabwe Rule of Law Journal |139 that are absent from that section. Offences Attracting the Death Penalty Finally it should be noted that there are various offences that previously attracted the death penalty that are now inconsistent with section 48 which only allows the imposition of the death penalty for murder committed in aggravating circumstances. • Criminal Law Code Treason (Section 20) • Insurgency, banditry, sabotage or terrorism which results in death (Section 23) (but this could be charged as murder) • Defence Act [Chapter 11:02] Mutiny in terms Section 8 First Schedule.