BNS 48 — Abetment outside India for offence in India.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

48. A  person  abets  an  offence  within  the  meaning  of  this  Sanhita
who, without and beyond India, abets the commission of any act in India
which would constitute an offence if committed in India.
Illustration
A, in country X, instigates B, to commit a murder in India, A is guilty
of abetting murder.
Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence
and where no express provision is made for its punishment.

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