Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 54
Abettor present when offence is committed
In one line
BNS Section 54 deals with abettor present when offence is committed and replaces IPC 114.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Abetment of any offence, if abettor present when offence is committed. | Same as for offence committed. | According as offence abetted is cognizable or non-cognizable. | According as offence abetted is bailable or non-bailable. | Court by which offence abetted is triable. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 54
54. Abettor present when offence is committed.
Whenever any person, who is absent would be liable to be punished as an abettor, is present when the act or offence for which he would be punishable in consequence of the abetment is committed, he shall be deemed to have committed such act or offence.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 54 in the IPC?
BNS Section 54 (Abettor present when offence is committed) replaces Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 114 is now BNS 54.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 49 — Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment
- BNS 50 — Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor
- BNS 51 — Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
- BNS 52 — Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
- BNS 53 — Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor
- BNS 55 — Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
- BNS 56 — Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment
- BNS 57 — Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons
- BNS 58 — Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
- BNS 59 — Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent