Abetment of a thing
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Summary
A person abets when they instigate someone to do an act, join a conspiracy that leads to the act, or intentionally help the act by doing or omitting something. Wilful misrepresentation or hiding a material fact can count as instigation. Doing something that facilitates the act before or at the time of commission counts as aiding. The abettor is criminally liable for the act.
Example
Priya tells Rohan to break a neighbour's lock and points out which latch to force, then holds a torch while he works. When the lock is broken, Priya has both instigated and aided the act and can be prosecuted for abetment.
Bare Act
Enacted textA person abets the doing of a thing, who:
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(a) instigates any person to do that thing; or
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(b) engages with one or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that thing; or
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(c) intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that thing.
Explanation 1
A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or by wilful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to disclose, voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause or procure, a thing to be done, is said to instigate the doing of that thing.
Illustration
A, a public officer, is authorised by a warrant from a Court to apprehend Z. B, knowing that fact and also that C is not Z, wilfully represents to A that C is Z, and thereby intentionally causes A to apprehend C. Here B abets by instigation the apprehension of C.
Explanation 2
Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the commission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commission thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.
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