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B.N.S. 2023

Section 51, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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B.N.S.

Abetment (Punishment)

Abetment can be compared to striking a matchstick. Once the match is struck, one of three things can happen: it can die out between the fingers, it can light the lamp that was meant to be lit, or it can set the curtain on fire. The abettor strikes the match by instigating someone, by conspiring , o…

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Practice MCQs

2 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 A instigates B to burn Z's house. B burns the house and also steals from it. According to the lecture, is A liable for the theft?
  2. 2 In Girja Prasad Singh and others v. Emperor (1934), Bishnath shouted to the others to beat a boy, and Girja Prasad then stabbed the boy with a spearhead hidden in his pocket. Why did the Allahabad High Court set aside Bi...
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Official text

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