Section 49: Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of Punishment of
the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Sanhita for the punishment of such abetment if
act abetted is
abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence. committed in
consequence
Explanation.—An act or offence is said to be committed in consequence of abetment,
and where no
when it is committed in consequence of the instigation, or in pursuance of the conspiracy, or express
with the aid which constitutes the abetment. provision is
made for its
Illustrations. punishment.
(a) A instigates B to give false evidence. B, in consequence of the instigation, commits
that offence. A is guilty of abetting that offence, and is liable to the same punishment as B.
(b) A and B conspire to poison Z. A, in pursuance of the conspiracy, procures the
poison and delivers it to B in order that he may administer it to Z. B, in pursuance of the
conspiracy, administers the poison to Z in A’s absence and thereby causes Z’s death. Here
B is guilty of murder. A is guilty of abetting that offence by conspiracy, and is liable to the
punishment for murder.