Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
What this section does
Where an abettor is liable under section 51 for a different act done, and that different act is committed in addition to the abetted act and constitutes a distinct offence, the abettor is liable to cumulative punishment for each offence separately. This prevents an abettor from escaping punishment for the additional offence merely because it was not the one originally abetted.
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Derived from IPC s.112.
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Why this matters
BNS Section 52 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.