Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter IV: Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt
Section 48: Abetment outside India for offence in India
In plain words
A person outside India who abets an act in India is guilty of abetment under this Sanhita, if that act would be an offence in India.
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Official text
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.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 48
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