Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Chapter IV: Abetment
of and Attempt to Commit an Offence
16. Abetment of an
offence.-
A person abets an
offence, who-
First.- Instigates
any person to do that offence; or
Secondly.- Engages
with one or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doing of
that offence, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that
conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that offence; or
Thirdly.-
Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that offence.
Explanation I.- 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
offence.
Explanation II.-
Whoever, either prior to or at the time of 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.
Explanation
III.-Whoever employs, harbours, receives or transports a child, by means of
threat or use force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception,
abuse of power or of a position, vulnerability or the giving or receiving of
payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over
another person, for the purpose of any offence under this Act, is said to aid
the doing of that act.