Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 51 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 51: Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done (Legacy IPC Section 111)

Statutory Classification Details

Abetment of any offence

  • Bailable Status: Depends on the offence (Bailable or Non-bailable)
  • Cognizable Status: Depends on the offence abetted (Cognizable or Non-cognizable)
  • Triable Court: Court by which the offence is triable
  • Official Punishment: Same as for offencewhen one act is abetted and intended to be abetted.abetted is cognizableabetted is bailable orabetted is triable. a different act is done;or non-cognizable.non-bailable. subject to the proviso