The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER IV: OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT
Of abetment
Section 52: Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
Bare Act
If the act for which the abettor is liable under section 51 is committed in addition to the act abetted, and constitutes a distinct offence, the abettor is liable to punishment for each of the offences.
Illustration
A instigates B to resist by force a distress made by a public servant. B, in consequence, resists that distress. In offering the resistance, B voluntarily causes grievous hurt to the officer executing the distress. As B has committed both the offence of resisting the distress, and the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, B is liable to punishment for both these offences; and, if A knew that B was likely voluntarily to cause grievous hurt in resisting the distress, A will also be liable to punishment for each of the offences.
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If someone helps another person commit a crime (as described in section 51) and that cri
Explanation using examples
Example 1:
Amit encourages his friend Raj to steal a motorcycle from a parking lot. Raj, following Amit's suggestion, steals the motorcycle. While escaping, Raj hits a pedestrian, causing serious injuries. In this scenario, Raj has committed two distinct offences: theft of the motorcycle and causing grievous hurt to the
