BNS Section 56: Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 116
Procedural Classification Summary
Abetment of an offence
Bailable: Depends on the offence (Bailable or Non-bailable)
Cognizable: Depends on the offence abetted (Cognizable or Non-cognizable)
Triable by: Court by which the offence is triable
Punishment: Imprisonment extendingpunishable with imprisonment, to one-fourth of theabetted is cognizableabetted is bailable orabetted is triable. if the offence be notlongest term provided for or non-cognizable.non-bailable. committed in consequence the offence, or fine, of the abetment.or both. If the abettor or the personImprisonment extendingabetted be a public servantto one-half of the longestabetted is cognizableabetted is bailable orabetted is triable. whose duty it is to preventterm provided for theor non-cognizable.non-bailable. the offence.offence, or fine, or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
The words “if offence be not committed” are excluded from the heading. The heading of paragraph 2, “If abettor or person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent offence” is excluded. The word “by” is replaced by “under”