54. 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.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 54: Abettor present when offence is committed
Chapter IV — Of Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).