Abetment
Abetment of a thing u/s 109
- Someone instigate any person to do that thing
- Engage with one of more person
- Intentionally aid
Willful misrepresentation or willful concealment
Facilitate the offence, prior to or at the time of offence
Abettor u/s 108
- Who abets the commission of an offence or an act
- Some intention and knowledge as of abettor
Explanations
- Illegal omission of an act
- Not necessary that act abetted should be actually committed
- Not necessary that person abetted is capable by law
- Instigate B to instigate C to murder D is also abetment
- Engagement in criminal conspiracy is sufficient
If act abetted, committed, no specific provision then same punishment as of offence u/s 109
If acted abetted, different act is done, abettor is liable for that different act u/s 111
If abetted offence is punishable by Death or imprisonment of Life then;
- Punishment if offence committed is up to 14 year
- Punishment if offence not committed is 7 year
If abetted offence punishable with imprisonment then punishment 1/4th of longest punishment u/s 116
Concealment of design of offence and such offence is punishable with Death or IOL then; – 118 PPC
- If such offence committed punished with up to 7 year
- If not committed punished with up to 3 year
Concealment of design of offence if punishable with imprisonment then; 120 PPC
- If committed 1/4th of longest punishment
- If not committed 1/8th of longest punishment
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