BNS Section 52 – Liability of abettor for effect caused by act abetted different from that intended | Lexolive

⚖ BNS: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act No. 45 of 2023 · Replaces IPC 1860 · In force: 1 July 2024
Lexolive Bare Acts BNS Section 52

BNS Section 52 – Liability of abettor for effect caused by act abetted different from that intended

Chapter 4: Abetment Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt  ·  Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 52 IPC S.113
IPC Reference IPC S.113
When an act is abetted with the intention on the part of the abettor of causing a particular effect and an act for which the abettor is liable in consequence of the abetment causes a different effect from that intended by the abettor the abettor is liable for the effect caused in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had abetted the act with the intention of causing that effect provided he knew that the act abetted was likely to cause that effect.
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