Section 49 Of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Searching for Section 49 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 it also know as Section 49 of BNS Act 2023.
Section 49 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) talks about “Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.”
Section 49 Of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of
the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Sanhita for the punishment of such
abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.
Explanation.—An act or offence is said to be committed in consequence of abetment,
when it is committed in consequence of the instigation, or in pursuance of the conspiracy, or
with the aid which constitutes the abetment.
Illustrations.
(a) A instigates B to give false evidence. B, in consequence of the instigation, commits
that offence. A is guilty of abetting that offence, and is liable to the same punishment as B.
(b) A and B conspire to poison Z. A, in pursuance of the conspiracy, procures the
poison and delivers it to B in order that he may administer it to Z. B, in pursuance of the
conspiracy, administers the poison to Z in A’s absence and thereby causes Z’s death. Here
B is guilty of murder. A is guilty of abetting that offence by conspiracy, and is liable to the
punishment for murder.