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A instigates B to burn Z's house B sets fire to the house and at the same time commits theft of…

Under section 51 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 111 IPC) an abettor is liable for a different act done only if it was a probable consequence of the…

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A instigates B to burn Z's house B sets fire to the house and at the same time commits theft of property there. Then A is guilty of which offence?

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Under section 51 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 111 IPC) an abettor is liable for a different act done only if it was a probable consequence of the abetment. Its illustration covers these facts: A, who instigated B to burn Z's house, is guilty of abetting the burning but not of abetting the theft, because the theft "was a distinct act, and not a probable consequence of the burning".

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