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Under section 46 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, how is abetment of the abetment of an offence…

Explanation 4 to section 46 treats abetment of the abetment of an offence as an offence. Its illustration uses murder, but the rule applies to the abetment of offences…

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Under section 46 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, how is abetment of the abetment of an offence treated?

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Explanation 4 to section 46 treats abetment of the abetment of an offence as an offence. Its illustration uses murder, but the rule applies to the abetment of offences generally. The initial instigator need not personally commit the underlying offence.

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Option A

Explanation 4 expressly covers this form of abetment.

Option B

This states the rule in Explanation 4.

Option C

Murder is used in the illustration and does not limit the general wording.

Option D

The illustration itself describes liability for a person who instigates another to instigate the perpetrator.

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