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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deems a person who would be punishable as an abettor…

Section 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 treats the otherwise punishable abettor who is present at commission as having committed the act or offence. Presence alone…

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deems a person who would be punishable as an abettor if absent to have committed the abetted offence when present at its commission?

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Section 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 treats the otherwise punishable abettor who is present at commission as having committed the act or offence. Presence alone does not establish the prior basis for liability as an abettor.

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Section 54 applies to a person already punishable as an abettor if absent who is present at commission.

Option B

Section 52 concerns cumulative punishment for the act abetted and a distinct act done.

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Section 50 addresses the act done with an intention or knowledge different from that of the abettor.

Option D

Section 49 is the residual punishment provision where the abetted act is committed in consequence of the abetment.

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