IPC Section 111 — Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done

Summary

When someone encourages or helps another person to commit a specific act, but that person instead does a different act, the person who gave the encouragement or help is still responsible for that different act. The law treats them as if they had directly encouraged or helped that different act from the start.

Official Text

When an Act is abetted and a different act is done, the abettor is liable for the act done, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had directly abetted it.

Related Judgments

• .. Petitioner vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2007)
• ... Appellant/Accused vs State represented by — Madras High Court (2014)
• 2007/Accused -2 vs 1.State represented by — Madras High Court (2007)
• SOMU v. THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• ..Petitioners vs 1.The District Collector, — Madras High Court (2006)
• SC (2007) Vol.7 p.1178 — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• SMT. GIAN KAUR ETC. ETC v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB ETC. ETC. MARCH 21, 1996 — Supreme Court of India (1996)
• STATE OF PUNJAB AND K.IRP A SHANKAR RAJ v. STATE OF U.P. MARCH 11, 1994 — Supreme Court of India (1994)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §51 — Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done