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Law relating to Abetment (Section 107 to 120)

Law relating to Abetment explanation and also when an abetment committed outside India is said to be an offence committed in India?

Abetment: (Section 107 to 120):

A person abets the doing of a thing if he:

1) Instigates another to do that thing, or

2) Conspires with others in the doing of-the act or

3) Intentionally aids the doing of that thing

E.g: A, a police officer, with a Warrant is empowered to arrest Z. B, who knew this, instigated A to arrest C who he mis-represented as Z. A arrests C. B abets.


General advice is not abetment.

Abetment by instigation:

Instigation means the instigator actively suggests, or stimulates by any means i.e., by words, hints, encouragement etc.

Abetment by conspiracy:

For this there should be at least two persons, engaged in commission of an act in pursuance of conspiracy and there should be the doing of the thing.

Abetment by aid:

The person aids to facilitate commission of an offence. It should be intentional aid. E.g: supplying of food to facilitate an offence. A police man A, who stands and does nothing to prevent torture of B by C, is guilty of abetment by omission i. e, non interference.

Abettor: (Section 108)

An abettor is a person who abets.

a) Either by the commission of the offence or

b) The commission of an act which would be an offence if done by a person capable by law of committing the offence with intention or knowledge of that of the abettor.


Scope:-

1) Abetment of an illegal omission amounts of an offence

2) Abetted act need not be committed, to constitute an offence

 Eg:

a) A abets B to murder C. B refuses to do so. A is guilty of abetting B to murder.

b) A instigates B to murder D. B thereupon stabs D. But, D recovers. A is Guilty of instigating B to murder.

3) The abetment of an offence is an offence. Hence, an abetment of such an abetment is also an offence.

Eg:

A instigate C to murder D. B accordingly instigates C who commits murder of D. B is guilty and punishable under 302 of I.P.C, A has instigated. Hence, A is also liable for the same punishment.

Explanation:

It is not necessary that the person abetted should be capable of committing a crime. A child, a lunatic etc. may be used by the abettor to do the crime. In such cases, the abettor is guilty of the offence committed through the child, lunatic etc.

Eg:

'A with guilty intention abets a child of 5 years to set fire to a house, of B. B, is grievously hurt. A is liable. When an abetment committed outside India is said to be an offence committed in India:

Sec-108A is added to IPC 1860 by the 4th Amendment Act of 1898 (Sec-3).

It deals with the commission of an offence outside India as a consequence or in the pursuance of the abetment that took place in India. In such cases, both the abettor in India and the principal offender, who committed the offence outside India, are punishable as per the IPC in India. A person abets an offence within the meaning of this code, who in India abets the commission of any act beyond India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.

Eg: A in India, instigates B, a foreigner in London, to commit a murder in London. A is guilty of abetting the murder. 

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