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Abetment & conspiracy

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Section 49

Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
Same as for offence abetted.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 50

Abetment of any offence, if the person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
Same as for offence abetted.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 51

Abetment of any offence, when one act is abetted and a different act is done; subject to the proviso.
Same as for offence intended to be abetted.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 52

Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
Same as for offence abetted.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 53

Abetment of any offence, when an effect is caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.
Same as for offence committed.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 54

Abetment of any offence, if abettor present when offence is committed.
Same as for offence committed.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 55

Abetment of an offence, punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Non-bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 55Entry 2

If an act which causes harm to be done in consequence of the abetment.

Read with Section 55Abetment of an offence, punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment.
Imprisonment for 14 years and fine.
Non-bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 56

Abetment of an offence, punishable with imprisonment, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment.
Imprisonment extending to one-fourth of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 56Entry 2

If the abettor or the person abetted be a public servant whose duty it is to prevent the offence.

Read with Section 56Abetment of an offence, punishable with imprisonment, if the offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment.
Imprisonment extending to one-half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 57

Abetting commission of an offence by the public or by more than ten persons.
Imprisonment which may extend to 7 years and fine.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 58(a)

Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if the offence be committed.
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Non-bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 58(b)

If offence be not committed.

Read together with the other entries in Section 58.
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
Bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 59(a)

A public servant concealing a design to commit an offence which it is his duty to prevent, if the offence be committed.
Imprisonment extending to one-half of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 59(b)

If the offence be punishable with death or imprisonment for life.

Read together with the other entries in Section 59.
Imprisonment for 10 years.
Non-bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 59(c)

If the offence be not committed.

Read together with the other entries in Section 59.
Imprisonment extending to one-fourth of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
Bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 60(a)

Concealing a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if offence be committed.
Imprisonment extending to one-fourth of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable.
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 60(b)

If the offence be not committed.

Read together with the other entries in Section 60.
Imprisonment extending to one-eighth part of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
Bailable
According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which offence abetted is triable.
Section 61(2)(a)

Criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards.
Same as for abetment of the offence which is the object of the conspiracy.
According as offence which is object of conspiracy is bailable or non-bailable.
According as the offence which is the object of conspiracy is cognizable or non-cognizable.
Court by which abetment of the offence which is the object of conspiracy is triable.
Section 61(2)(b)

Any other criminal conspiracy.
Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Bailable
Non-cognizable
Magistrate of the first class.
Section 62

Attempting to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence.
One half of the imprisonment for life, or imprisonment not exceeding one-half of the longest term, provided for the offence, or fine, or both.
According as the offence attempted by the offender is bailable or non-bailable.
According as the offence is cognizable or non-cognizable.
The court by which the offence attempted is triable.
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