Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 48
Abetment outside India for offence in India
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BNS Section 48 deals with abetment outside india for offence in india; it is a new provision with no IPC equivalent.
Bare act text — BNS 48
48. Abetment outside India for offence in India.
A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, without and beyond India, abets the commission of any act in India which would constitute an offence if committed in India. Illustration. A, in country X, instigates B, to commit a murder in India, A is guilty of abetting murder.
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