Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 108A: Abetment in India of offences outside India

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter V — Of Abetment

108A. A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Code who, in [India], abets the commission of any act without and beyond [India] which would constitute an offence if committed in [India].

Illustration A, in [India], instigates B, a foreigner in Goa, to commit a murder in Goa, A is guilty of abetting murder.]

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.