A person abets the doing of a thing, who-
First.-Instigates any person to do that thing; or
Secondly.-Engages with one or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that thing; or
Thirdly.-Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of
that thing.
Explanation 1.-A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or by
wilful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to
disclose, voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause
or procure, a thing to be done, is said to instigate the doing
of that thing.
Illustration
A, a public officer, is authorised by a warrant from a Court of Justice to
apprehend Z, B, knowing that fact and also that C is not Z, wilfully
represents to A that C is Z, and thereby intentionally causes A to apprehend
C. Here B abets by instigation the apprehension of C.
Explanation 2.-Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the commission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commission thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.
Section 107 Abetment of a thing
Section 108A Abetment in Indian of offences outside India
Sector 111 Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
Section 112 Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done
Section 114 Abettor present when offence is committed
Section 117 Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
Section 118 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life
Section 119 Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
Section 120 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment