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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals specifically with an abettor who is present…

Section 54 deals with the presence of a person already liable as an abettor when the relevant act or offence is committed. The section deems that abettor to have committed…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals specifically with an abettor who is present when the offence is committed and deems the abettor to have committed it?

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Section 54 deals with the presence of a person already liable as an abettor when the relevant act or offence is committed. The section deems that abettor to have committed the act or offence. Mere presence alone does not establish abetment.

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Section 54 addresses an abettor present when the offence is committed and contains the deeming rule.

Option B

Section 52 deals with cumulative punishment where both the abetted act and a distinct additional offence are committed and liability attaches to each.

Option C

Section 50 deals with an act done with intention or knowledge different from the abettor's.

Option D

Section 49 is the general punishment provision for abetment where the act is committed in consequence and the Sanhita provides no express punishment for the abetment.

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