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Section 50 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023


Definition of Section 50 BNS According to the Government of India


What is Section 50 BNS?

Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.โ€” 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.

Section 50 BNS Punishment, Bail, and Trial Details

SectionSection 50 BNS
OffenceAbetment of any offence, if the person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
PunishmentSame as for offence abetted.
Cognizable or NotAccording as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Bailable or NotAccording as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
By what Court triableCourt by which offence abetted is triable.

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