Section 57: Whoever abets the commission of an offence by the public generally or by any Abetting
number or class of persons exceeding ten, shall be punished with imprisonment of either commission of
offence by
description for a term which may extend to seven years and with fine. public or by
more than ten
Illustration.
persons.
A affixes in a public place a placard instigating a sect consisting of more than ten
members to meet at a certain time and place, for the purpose of attacking the members of an
adverse sect, while engaged in a procession. A has committed the offence defined in this
section.