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BNS Section 50: Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
Ch IV · Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt
Gazette p.32
Punishment punished with the punishment provided for the offence which would have been committed if the act had been done with the intention or knowledge of the abettor and with no other
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Conditional: see the BNSS First Schedule for this offence.
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS50. 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 if the act had been done with the intention or knowledge of the abettor and with no other.
Cite as: Section 50, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)