BNS Section 56: Understanding Punishment for Abetment of Imprisonable Offences

Section in INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC) 115 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment (1)Whoever abets an offence punishable with imprisonment shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Sanhita for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided…

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BNS Section 55: Legal Liability for Abetting Crimes Punishable by Death or Life Imprisonment

Abetment of offence punishable with death orimprisonment for life (1)Whoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made under this Sanhita for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of…

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BNS Section 52: Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.

Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done If the act for which the abettor is liable under section 51 is committed in addition to the act abetted, and constitute a distinct offence, the abettor is liable to punishment for each of the offences. IllustrationsA instigates B to resist by…

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BNS Section 50: Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor

Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor Whoever abets the commission of an offence shall, if the person abetted does the act with a different intention or knowledge from that of the abettor, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence which would have been committed…

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