EVALUATION OF ABETMENT THEORY IN INDIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Best Citation – Tanvi Damle, Evaluation of Abetment theory in Indian Criminal Justice System, 1 LIU & 43 (2022)

ABSTRACT

In human culture, law and crime have a long history. Crime is an action or omission which constitutes an offense and is punishable by law. The law punishes the person who has committed the said crime, but also the person who has instigated, or encouraged or aided the other person in the commitment of the crime. This is where the concept of abetment comes into play. It broadens the scope of criminal law to include offenses of criminal intensions and penalize them even if they have not directly committed the offense. Abetment has its basis in the Indian Penal Code of 1860.The offence of abatement is committed when a person does not commit the crime he wishes to commit, by himself, but urges or persuades another to commit the act. This paper aims to analyze the offense of Abetment in the Indian Criminal justice system and seeks to understand its various theories.