Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
Full Text
50. 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.
Plain English Summary
This section provides that an abettor is punished based on their own intention or knowledge, even if the person they abetted executed the act with a different intention.
Key Legal Elements
- Applies when the person abetted performs the act with a different intention or knowledge from that of the abettor.
- The abettor is punished based on the offence that would have resulted if the act was done with the abettor’s own intention or knowledge.
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.
Practical Note
This replaces IPC Section 110. It focuses on the abettor’s mens rea. The liability of the abettor is measured by their own state of mind, not by the principal offender’s state of mind.
हिंदी पाठ
50. दुष्प्रेरण का दंड, यदि दुष्प्रेरित व्यक्ति दुष्प्रेरक से भिन्न आशय से कार्य करता है।
जो कोई किसी अपराध के किए जाने का दुष्प्रेरण करता है, यदि दुष्प्रेरित व्यक्ति दुष्प्रेरक के आशय या ज्ञान से भिन्न आशय या ज्ञान से वह कार्य करता है, तो उसे उस अपराध के लिए प्रदान किए गए दंड से दंडित किया जाएगा जो तब गठित होता जब वह कार्य दुष्प्रेरक के ही आशय या ज्ञान से किया जाता और किसी अन्य से नहीं।