IPC Section 116 — Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment -- if offence be not committed

Summary

If a person encourages or helps someone else to commit a crime that is punishable by imprisonment, but the crime is not actually carried out because of that encouragement, and there is no other specific rule in this Code for punishing such encouragement, then the person can be punished. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to one-fourth of the longest jail term set for that crime, or a fine as set for that crime, or both.

Official Text

Whoever abets an offence punishable with imprisonment shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for that offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term provided for that offence;
or with such fine as is provided for that offence, or with both;

Related Judgments

• ISHRAR AHMAD @ PAHADI vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) — Delhi High Court (2023)
• ISTKAR vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2022)
• UMAR ABDUL SAKOOR SORA THIA vs INTELLIGENCE OFFICER NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU — Supreme Court of India (1999)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §56 — Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment