Abetment Under the Indian Penal Code

Introduction   Among the many offences which are delineated by the Code, there exists one which is known as abetment. Should an individual by means of provocation or encouragement incite another to commit an action, he is deemed to have abetted that action. Under the Code, the Sections 109 to 120 address the offence of abetment. These sections also prescribe the punishments that an offence of such nature may attract. Under criminal law, the offence of abetment refers to the act of...