Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 applies to abetment of offences punishable under:

Section 12 punishes "whoever abets any offence punishable under this Act, whether or not that offence is committed in consequence of that abetment". It is not limited to bribery under section 7 or to sections 7 to 9, and it does not punish abetment of offences under other laws.