Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter IV: Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt
Section 47: Abetment in India of offences outside India
In plain words
A person in India who abets an act outside India is guilty of abetment under this Sanhita, if that act would be an offence had it been committed in India.
Example: A, in India, instigates a foreigner in another country to commit murder there. A is guilty of abetting murder.
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Official text
A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, in India, abets the commission of any act without and beyond India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.
Illustration
A, in India, instigates B, a foreigner in country X, to commit a murder in that country, A is guilty of abetting murder.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 25 August 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 47
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