IPC § 112 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 112 IPC — Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 52 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 52 — Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
If the act for which the abettor is liable under section 51 is committed in addition to the act abetted, and constitute a distinct offence, the abettor is liable to punishment for each of the offences.
Illustration.
A instigates B to resist by force a distress made by a public servant. B, in consequence, resists that distress. In offering the resistance, B voluntarily causes grievous hurt to the officer executing the distress. As B has committed both the offence of resisting the distress, and the offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, B is liable to punishment for both these offences; and, if A knew that B was likely voluntarily to cause grievous hurt in resisting the distress, A will also be liable to punishment for each of the offences.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 52 in full