BNS54
BNS Section 54: Abettor present when offence is committed
Ch IV · Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt
Gazette p.33
Verbatim · BNS54. Abettor present when offence is committed.— Whenever any person, who is absent would be liable to be punished as an abettor, is present when the act or offence for which he would be punishable in consequence of the abetment is committed, he shall be deemed to have committed such act or offence.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 114 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 54, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)